Description: This book was written for students of the family on several levels-for college undergraduates taking family courses, for interested laymen, for social scientists who wish to add to their information on family customs, and, finally, for other cross-cultural researchers. The book reports a cross-cultural survey. It is based on a review of the literature-written mainly by anthropologists-on family customs in other societies. It treats a rather wide range of topics, as indicated by the Table of Contents: plural marriage, unilineal kin groups, arranged marriage, bride price, marriage ceremonial, rules against adultery, roles of husband and wife, family deference customs, and so forth. For each topic some eross-cultural findings are reported. The following general questions are addressed: n family customs in other societies. It treats a rate too f topics, as indicated by the Table of Contents: plural marriage, nilineal kin groups, arranged marriage, bride price, marriage eremonial, rules against adultery, roles of husband and wife, mily deference customs, and so forth. For each topic some ross-cultural findings are reported. The following general ques-ons are addressed: 1. What is the range of possibilities? How do they do it in other lands? 2. What is the frequency and distribution of particular types of customs? What arrangements are most common? 3. How do American family customs stand in world-wide per-spective? How do we compare with the rest of the world? (We are peculiar.)
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Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Language: English
Special Attributes: Vintage Paperback
Author: William N. Stephans
Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Topic: Family
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Culture
Character Family: NA
Modified Item: No
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1963
