Mating and Marriage |
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| Editor:
| Reynolds, Vernon
Kellett, John |
| Series title: | Biosocial Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-858406-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1990 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $176.32 |
Book Description:
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Whilst both animals and humans engage in mating, only humans observe the ritual of marriage. Is marriage an outgrowth at the cultural level of the kinds of mating arrangements observed in animals, or is it inherently different? This question is explored from the perspectives of zoology, biological anthropology, social anthropology, and sociology.
Whilst both animals and humans engage in mating, only humans observe the ritual of marriage. Is marriage an outgrowth at the cultural level of the kinds of mating arrangements observed in animals, or is it inherently different? This question is explored from the perspectives of zoology, biological anthropology, social anthropology, and sociology.