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    Gender &

    Marriage
    Marriage

    • A socially approved sexual


    relationship.
    • Refers to the customs, rules, and
    obligations that establish a special
    relationship between a sexually
    cohabitating adult male and female.
    Function of Marriage

    Marriage serves to:


    • Reduce sexual competition
    • Marriage legitimizes sexual
    activity which reduces rivalry
    for spouses and reduces
    chances for conflict.
    Function of Marriage
    • Regulates and Balances the Sexual
    Division of Labor
    • Brings together people who has different
    tasks, so male married to a female is
    complimentary
    • Creates Set of Family Relationships
    • Provides situation for the healthy
    development of children
    Marriage Rules
    Every society has rules about marriage & mating
    •Incest taboos
    -Prohibitions on mating between relatives or persons
    classified as relatives.
    •Incest taboos about mating between immediate family are
    universal.
    • Exception: royal families - sometimes in the past
    • royal families have had marriages between brothers and sisters to
    keep blood lines pure.
    Marriage Rules

    • Explanations for Incest Taboos


    • Inbreeding Theory - negative genetic
    consequences
    • Social Alliances Theory - marrying
    outside family creates network of family
    alliances
    Whom can you Marry?

    • Exogamy - an individual must marry outside


    the group
    • marry outside immediate family (clan, lineage,
    village)
    • Endogamy - must marry within a certain group
    • village, caste, social/economic group, religion
    Number of Spouses –
    How many mates?
    • Monogamy - marriage of one man to one woman
    • Polygamy - marriage of a man to two or more women
    - In most societies, it is preferred form of marriage but hard to have
    multiple spouses:
    • need social and economic power
    •Advantages of Polygamy
    • mark of prestige and high status generally only
    royalty/aristocrats
    • womens status with multiple wives can be economic assets
    • many women to help with work
    Number of Spouses - How many
    mates?
    • Polyandry - woman married to two or more men,
    uncommon
    • Most notable in India, Tibet, Nepal
    • explained by shortage of land (i.e. don't divide property).
    Residence patterns - Where do
    Wives and Husbands Live?
    • Patrilocal Residence - most common
    - A married couple lives with the relatives of the husband.
    • Matrilocal Residence
    - A married couple lives w/ or near the relatives of the
    wife.
    • Neolocal
    - Married couple forms independent places of residence
    away from relatives of either spouse.
    Same Sex Partnerships

    • For the most part, serve same roles as traditional


    marriages.
    - Not civilly sanctioned (with some exceptions).
    • More and more recognized as “domestic partners”.
    - Still discriminated in terms of benefits, adoption,
    etc.

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