| 单词 | group marriage |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgroup marriage group marriage n. originally Anthropology a system or situation in which each of the men in a small community is regarded as married to each of the women; also called communal marriage (cf. marriage n. 1f).In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, group marriage was regarded by many anthropologists as an early stage in the evolution of marital relationship systems. This system was however later shown to occur only rarely as an institutionalized social practice, although informal relationships of this type are found in some western societies. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [noun] > polygamy > group-marriage pantagamy1852 hetaerism1870 marriage1870 group marriage1880 punalua1922 1880 L. Fison & A. W. Howitt Kamilaroi & Kurnai 146 Considering how easy it is to mistake instances of group marriage for polyandry. 1921 E. Westermarck Hist. Human Marriage (ed. 5) III. xxxi. 260 Nor can the hypothesis that it [sc. the classificatory system] is an indication of group-marriage or sexual communism be accepted as even probably correct. 1974 Jet 22 Aug. 20/2 Today's permissive society, characterized by the excited experimentation with group marriage, open marriage,..and shacking up together. 2012 J. Peoples & G. Bailey Humanity (ed. 9) viii. 175/1 Most anthropologists believe that group marriage, where it has occurred, has been a short-lived phenomenon brought about by highly unusual circumstances. < as lemmas |
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