Book
Polygamous families in contemporary society
Cambridge University Press • Cambridge • Published In 1996 • Pages:
By: Altman, Irwin, Ginat, J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an in-depth study of a rural and urban community from the Allred fundamentalist polygynous group. The authors conducted face-to-face interviews with more than a hundred individuals from twenty-six plural families over a period of five years, with some follow up two years later. They also carried out participant observation of family life and celebrations. Polygynous life is examined through the lens of transactional analysis, with a particular interest in how dyadic and communal relationships in plural families are negotiated and balanced. The various subjects discussed include courtship, weddings, honeymoons, living arrangements, rotation schedules between husband and wives, communal celebrations, budgeting, and emotional life. For each major topic there is reflection on historical evidence for Mormon pioneer family life, and on family behaviors in other polygynous societies around the world.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Adjustment processes
- Social personality
- Building interiors and arrangement
- Cooperative organization
- Gender status
- Marriage
- Polygamy
- Theological systems
- Religious denominations
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Mormons
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2018
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2012
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1987-1994
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1987-1994
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- "Redrock" and "Metropolitan City," western United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Irwin Altman, Joseph Ginat
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [495]-503) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 95046687
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Polygamy--United States--History
- Mormon Church--United States--History
- Mormon families--United States--History