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... social recognition is everywhere a char- acteristic of marriage as a human institution . Marriage involves rights and duties both in the case of the parties entering the union and in the case of the children born of it . It is in the ...
... social recognition is everywhere a char- acteristic of marriage as a human institution . Marriage involves rights and duties both in the case of the parties entering the union and in the case of the children born of it . It is in the ...
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... social classes ; generally speak- ing , the average age for marriage is more ad- vanced among the upper classes than among the lower ones . Again , when we consider the differ- ences in the marriage rate and the age of marriage in the ...
... social classes ; generally speak- ing , the average age for marriage is more ad- vanced among the upper classes than among the lower ones . Again , when we consider the differ- ences in the marriage rate and the age of marriage in the ...
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... social survivals from very remote ages . They all suppose that these rules have origi- nated in social conditions which no longer exist , or in ideas that have been found among a few savages only or have never been found anywhere . Now ...
... social survivals from very remote ages . They all suppose that these rules have origi- nated in social conditions which no longer exist , or in ideas that have been found among a few savages only or have never been found anywhere . Now ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I THE ORIGIN OF MARRIAGE I | 1 |
THE FREQUENCY OF MARRIAGE | 9 |
ENDOGAMY | 18 |
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Common terms and phrases
According adultery allowed ancient ancient Greece Aryan Australian aborigines betrothal bride and bridegroom bride price British East Africa brothers canon law castes cause of polygyny celibacy century Christian Church civilisation clan concubinage consent contracting a marriage Council of Trent countries custom daughter duty endogamous endogamy England Europe evil influences existence exogamous rules father feeling female form of marriage frequently girl Greece groom Hindu husband incest incestuous India Indo-European intercourse large number latter live Lord Bryce male marriage by capture marriage by purchase marriage portion marriage rites matrimonial mode of contracting monogamy Morocco mother Muhammadan number of marriages number of wives offspring parents parties polyandry polygyny practice prevailed primitive prohibited promiscuity races recognised regarded relatives return gift riage Roman savage Scotland Serbia sexual instinct sexual relations shortbread social supposed Teutonic Tibet tion tribes uncivilised union valid various wedding wife woman women