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Title: POLYGAMOUS FAMILIES IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
By: Irwin Altman, Joseph Ginat, Sterling M. McMurrin (Foreword)
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0521567319
ISBN 13: 9780521567312
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Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 26 July, 1996
Pages: 532
Description: This groundbreaking book examines marital relationships in contemporary Mormon polygamous families.
Synopsis: In this intriguing book, social psychologist Irwin Altman and anthropologist Joseph Ginat examine husband-wife and wife-wife relationships in contemporary Mormon polygamous families. They describe how husbands and wives in plural families cope with their complex lifestyle in various facets of everyday life, including courtship, weddings, honeymoons, adjustments to a new life, living arrangements, and the husband's rotation among his wives. Other important topics include budget and resource management, psychological attachments to homes, and the social-emotional relationships between family members. This pioneering, comprehensive analysis of life in modern day Mormon polygamous families uses first-hand interviews and observations to describe this unusual family lifestyle. It adds to our understanding of close relationships and complements knowledge on other modern relationship forms, such as single-parent families, blended families, and cohabiting partners.
Illustrations: 12 tables
Publication: UK
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Returns: Returnable
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