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Marriage
Class Anth 203
Type Lecture
Created time @April 25, 2023 4:20 PM
Last edited time @April 25, 2023 4:20 PM
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˚₊· ͟͞➳❥ Traditionally, people get married because:
➶ Promise of a relationship or support
➶ Sexual division of labour (Men as breadwinners, women as homemakers)
➶ To have children & provide for them
➶ Economic & political considerations
➶ To extend social relationships
➶ Gain adult status, duty and respect
➶ Arranged (Little to no choice)
➶ An ambition, a statement of commitment
Marriage 1
, ➶ To survive
➶ Love
History of passionate love:
♡
𓆩 𓆪 1500 west diverges from rest of world - emergence of the self. The rise
of individualism, democracy reinforces romantic love. (West: 500 years to
make transition while the rest of world, 70 years). Love marriage sweeps the
world.
୨⎯ Marriage ⎯୧
Defined as a socially approved union between 2 or more adult partners that
regulates the sexual and economic rights and obligations between them. It usually
involves an explicit contract or understand and is entered into with the assumption
that it will be permanent.
Old Legal Definition: “Lawful union of one man and one
woman.”
New Legal Definition 2005: “Lawful union of 2 persons to the
exclusion of all others.”
Notes & Queries on Anthropology 1951 definition: “Marriage is a
union between a man and a woman such that the children born
to the woman are recognized as legitimate offspring of both
partners.”
◌ೃ⁀➷ Functions of Marriage
➶ Regulates mating, reproduction, and child rearing in a socially approved way.
➶ Provides a mechanism for regulating the sexual division of labour.
➶ Creates a set of family relationships that can provide for the material, educational,
and emotional needs of children.
Marriage 2
Marriage
Class Anth 203
Type Lecture
Created time @April 25, 2023 4:20 PM
Last edited time @April 25, 2023 4:20 PM
Multipart
˚₊· ͟͞➳❥ Traditionally, people get married because:
➶ Promise of a relationship or support
➶ Sexual division of labour (Men as breadwinners, women as homemakers)
➶ To have children & provide for them
➶ Economic & political considerations
➶ To extend social relationships
➶ Gain adult status, duty and respect
➶ Arranged (Little to no choice)
➶ An ambition, a statement of commitment
Marriage 1
, ➶ To survive
➶ Love
History of passionate love:
♡
𓆩 𓆪 1500 west diverges from rest of world - emergence of the self. The rise
of individualism, democracy reinforces romantic love. (West: 500 years to
make transition while the rest of world, 70 years). Love marriage sweeps the
world.
୨⎯ Marriage ⎯୧
Defined as a socially approved union between 2 or more adult partners that
regulates the sexual and economic rights and obligations between them. It usually
involves an explicit contract or understand and is entered into with the assumption
that it will be permanent.
Old Legal Definition: “Lawful union of one man and one
woman.”
New Legal Definition 2005: “Lawful union of 2 persons to the
exclusion of all others.”
Notes & Queries on Anthropology 1951 definition: “Marriage is a
union between a man and a woman such that the children born
to the woman are recognized as legitimate offspring of both
partners.”
◌ೃ⁀➷ Functions of Marriage
➶ Regulates mating, reproduction, and child rearing in a socially approved way.
➶ Provides a mechanism for regulating the sexual division of labour.
➶ Creates a set of family relationships that can provide for the material, educational,
and emotional needs of children.
Marriage 2
