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Marriage, Family, And Residence†¨ : What Are The Possibilities? Introducing Cultural Anthropology, Roberta Edwards Lenkeit (Chapter 7)  © Plush Studios/Blend Images/Getty Images MARRIAGE, FAMILY, AND RESIDENCE: WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES? Note that the scarves of the bride and groom are tied together. This joining of scarves symbolizes their eternal bond in this traditional Hindu wedding.  © 2009 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, all rights reserved MARRIAGE, FAMILY, AND RESIDENCE: WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES? Diagramming Kingship Marriage Rules Marriage Forms and Functions Mate Choice and Marriage Finance Family Residence Patterns Summary  © 2009 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, all rights reserved DIAGRAMMING KINSHIP Kinship diagrams are a†¦show more content†¦but, It is not the most preferred: Monogamy is the ideal and preferred form of marriage in only 81 cultures out of a sample 400cultures. (1967 survey) As a result of divorce or death, many individuals in monogamous societies will be in a series of monogamous marriages over the course of their lives. (This is sometimes referred to as a serial monogamy) POLYGAMY Polygamy means multiple spouses and does not distinguish between these two marriage types.†¨  © 2009 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, all rights reserved Polygamy refers to marriage in which there is more than one spouse(poly means many, and gamy means marriage), It is a word that the media use, but it is a poor choice because it does not indicate wether there are many husbands or many wives. Polygyny is a marriage of one man to two or more women. Polyandry is a marriage of one woman to two or more men.  © 2009 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, all rights reserved polygyny - Cross cultural research indicates that this is the preferred form of marriage in 314 cultures out of 400(79%). This research surveyed societies with populations numbering in the millions as well as those with populations of fewer than 100, so keep in mind that the percentage of cultures practicing a custom is not the same as the number of people worldwide who practice the custom. many societies have cultural rules that permit marrying multiple partners, but, economic realities often interfere with a man’s ability to have multipleShow MoreRelatedGrowth And Performance Of MSME In A Comparative Study1668 Words   |  7 Pagesand Assam respectively, are dependent on each other for its everyday economic and social activity. The later district has more positive growth of MSMEs with far more better performance. Key Words: Growth, Performance, Development, MSMEs, Employment. 1. INTRODUCTION: The growth in an economy can be defined as increase in real per-capita income which means income per head of an economy for a given period of time. 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