Mating and Marriage
Published on 27. December 1990
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-0-19-858406-3 (ISBN)
Description
Whilst both animals and human beings engage in mating, only humans observe the ritual of marriage. Is marriage an outgrowth at the cultural level of the kinds of mating arrangements observed in animals, or is it inherently different? This question is explored here from the differing perspectives of zoology, biological anthropology, social anthropology, and sociology. The aim is to bring together these different approaches, indicating the problems and exploring the
possibilities for a synthesis.
possibilities for a synthesis.
Reviews / Votes
'The entire enterprise is sober and scholarly, yet eminently readable. The book has been very well edited. Therapists in the field of marriage and relationships will find this book useful background reading ... it will be a worthwhile acquisition for libraries of therapy and training centres in this area.'Olwen McGregor, Sexual and Marital Therapy, Volume 6, Number 3 1991
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
3 line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
438 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-858406-3 (9780198584063)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
List of contributors; Introduction; Jane A. Rees & Paul H. Harvey: The evolution of animal mating systems; Vernon Reynolds: The biological basis of human patterns of mating and marriage; Edmund Leach: The social anthropology of mating and marriage; Ronald Fletcher: Mating, the family, and marriage; Index.