Plural Marriage for Our Times: A Reinvented Option? by Philip L. Kilbride (Engli

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ISBN-13
9780313384783
Book Title
Plural Marriage for Our Times
ISBN
9780313384783
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
0313384789
ISBN-13
9780313384783
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84547357

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
264 Pages
Publication Name
Plural Marriage for Our Times : a Reinvented Option?
Language
English
Subject
General, Sociology / Marriage & Family
Publication Year
2012
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Author
Philip L. Kilbride, Douglas R. Page
Subject Area
Family & Relationships, Political Science, Social Science
Format
Hardcover

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Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
19.4 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2012-016711
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Journalist Page joins anthropologist Kilbride (Bryn Mawr) in expanding the first edition (CH, Apr'95, 32-4792) of Kilbride's extremely interesting book that presents the viewpoint that plural marriages could possibly be on the horizon for the US and other countries. The authors present many different cultural, sociological, and moral viewpoints concerning plural marriage and make a strong case for considering it as an alternative for traditional monogamous marriage. They address theology as well as political agendas from all sides, and subjects such as polyamory, swinging, and serial monogamy. In addition, the authors have conducted interviews and done extensive research on the subject from both international and historical viewpoints, and discuss in great detail the possible benefits to families, children, and society as a whole." - Choice, "Journalist Page joins anthropologist Kilbride (Bryn Mawr) in expanding the first edition (CH, Apr'95, 32-4792) of Kilbride's extremely interesting book that presents the viewpoint that plural marriages could possibly be on the horizon for the US and other countries. The authors present many different cultural, sociological, and moral viewpoints concerning plural marriage and make a strong case for considering it as an alternative for traditional monogamous marriage. They address theology as well as political agendas from all sides, and subjects such as polyamory, swinging, and serial monogamy. In addition, the authors have conducted interviews and done extensive research on the subject from both international and historical viewpoints, and discuss in great detail the possible benefits to families, children, and society as a whole." -- Choice, Journalist Page joins anthropologist Kilbride (Bryn Mawr) in expanding the first edition (CH, Apr'95, 32-4792) of Kilbride's extremely interesting book that presents the viewpoint that plural marriages could possibly be on the horizon for the US and other countries. The authors present many different cultural, sociological, and moral viewpoints concerning plural marriage and make a strong case for considering it as an alternative for traditional monogamous marriage. They address theology as well as political agendas from all sides, and subjects such as polyamory, swinging, and serial monogamy. In addition, the authors have conducted interviews and done extensive research on the subject from both international and historical viewpoints, and discuss in great detail the possible benefits to families, children, and society as a whole.
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
306.84/23
Edition Description
Revised edition
Table Of Content
Preface Acknowledgments 1 Slow-Motion Polygamy in America: Why a Second Edition 2 The Monogamous Ideal in Western Tradition and America: Variations 3 Critical Influences on Plural Marriage 4 Economics and Decline of Monogamous Marriage in the United States 5 The Nonmonogamous in North America 6 Latter-day Saints Explained 7 Living in Polygyny Today 8 The Family Reinvented: Early Euro-American Feminists 9 African American Marriage Crisis 10 Polygyny's Purgatory 11 The Benefits of Legalizing Plural Marriage 12 Religious Foundations: A Cultural Critique 13 A Love and Commitment Not to Be Feared 14 Fear and the Slippery Slope toward Tolerance References and Further Reading Index
Synopsis
In this book's first edition, Philip L. Kilbride showed polygamy as the preferred marriage pattern in most parts of the nonwestern world and explained how plural marriage is surfacing in western countries to address economic and spiritual crises. In Plural Marriage for Our Times: A Reinvented Option? Second Edition , Kilbride and his coauthor, Douglas R. Page, update and enhance this thesis in light of contemporary circumstances, new studies, and current legal debates. This new edition examines plural marriage's benefits for children. It extends the discussion of polygamy and religion, especially the Muslim perspective on marriage and family; considers the illegal polygamy of immigrants; and looks at multiple marriage in African American communities, where "crisis polygamy" is a growing phenomenon. The authors suggest Americans consider plural marriage as a viable practice that can help reduce the divorce rate, better protect women and children, and serve as an alternative to the "fractured family" so prevalent in America today., This thoroughly revised second edition offers a child-centered, international perspective as it urges America to de-stigmatize alternate family forms. In this book's first edition, Philip L. Kilbride showed polygamy as the preferred marriage pattern in most parts of the nonwestern world and explained how plural marriage is surfacing in western countries to address economic and spiritual crises. In Plural Marriage for Our Times: A Reinvented Option? Second Edition , Kilbride and his coauthor, Douglas R. Page, update and enhance this thesis in light of contemporary circumstances, new studies, and current legal debates. This new edition examines plural marriage's benefits for children. It extends the discussion of polygamy and religion, especially the Muslim perspective on marriage and family; considers the illegal polygamy of immigrants; and looks at multiple marriage in African American communities, where "crisis polygamy" is a growing phenomenon. The authors suggest Americans consider plural marriage as a viable practice that can help reduce the divorce rate, better protect women and children, and serve as an alternative to the "fractured family" so prevalent in America today., This thoroughly revised second edition offers a child-centered, international perspective as it urges America to de-stigmatize alternate family forms.
LC Classification Number
HQ988.K48 2012

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