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A History of Marriage Systems (Hardcover)
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A History of Marriage Systems (Hardcover)
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Readers seeking a historical and cross-cultural treatment of
marriage and the family will not be disappointed by this book. A
readable and comprehensive account of marriage, rich in colorful
social history, Quale's work excels in the comparison of lines of
development among the foremost cultures of the world. Particularly
impressive in this regard is her treatment of the Eastern
civilizations and how these differed from what demographic
historians have come to call the `West European pattern' of
marriage....Although written as a history, this book should be of
interest to students of the family in the social sciences. While it
is not a path-breaking work in the sense of providing significant
novel conceptual or theoretical insights, it skillfully
incorporates theoretical and empirical contributions from a
multitude of disciplines. It devotes considerable attention to
contemporary trends and consistently relates the institution of the
family to the overall socioeconomic, political, and demographic
contingencies within society....Quale has written an important book
that contains a wealth of useful informaton and deserves serious
consideration for use in graduate and undergraduate instruction.
Journal of Marriage and the Family This is the first general
worldwide history of marriage systems. Though it is comprehensive,
it also uses contemporary American trends to illustrate broader
tendencies in significant and sometimes dramatic ways. After going
back to the earliest generations of human life to seek the roots of
why and how human beings came to marry, it explores the various
points in family life at which marriages are made, dissolved, and
remade. It treats marriage systems as a basis for understanding how
not only families, but whole societies operate. The functioning of
a marriage system is perceived to be fully related to the overall
economic and political situation within which families and
individuals must make their way. The overall situation is looked at
in a historical context, reflecting a condition of constant change.
Quale traces the gradual modifications in patterns through the rise
of agriculture and herding into commercial-urban societies and on
to contemporary industrial-commercial life, comparing lines of
development in the major regions of the world.
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