Author: Charles LetourneauPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
The Evolution of Marriage and of the Family
Author: Charles LetourneauPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
The Evolution of Marriage and of the Family
Author: Ch. LetourneauPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
"The Evolution of Marriage and of the Family" by Ch. Letourneau is one of the first examples of a family and relationship book for the "modern" age. It shows how the marriage dynamic has changed over time, starting at the first historic examples of the union. If you're interested in learning about psychology and family dynamics, this is an excellent place to start.
The Evolution of Marriage and of the Family
Author: Charles LetourneauPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Cultural differences are stressed in this examination of marriage and the family.
The Evolution of Marriage and of the Family
Author: Charles LetourneauPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Evolution of Marriage and of the Family
Author: Marriage and Civilization
Author: William TuckerPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1621572196
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
In his stunning new book, Marriage and Civilization, author William Tucker looks at the evidence from biology, evolution, anthropology, history, and culture to come to a remarkable conclusion: it was the monogamous pairing of male and female - unusual among mammals - that led to human evolution. Moreover, it is monogamous marriage that has shaped Western Civilization, giving us our sense of justice, undergirded Western democracy, and is the greatest institution we have for perpetuating human freedom and happiness. Yet marriage is now under threat - and perhaps not in ways that people suspect. We could actually see the de facto abolition of marriage, with the state taking many of the responsibilities formerly assumed by the nuclear family. Among Tucker's many eye-opening observations: How primitive polygamy was a retrogression from the original monogamous structure of the human family Why monogamy was essential to the development of ancient Greek democracy Why it was the Catholic Church, not the Bible or Christianity in general, that was the great defender of monogamous marriage in Western Civilization Why polygamous societies - from primitive farming communities, to the Mongols, to the Muslim world, to the early Mormons - are internally violent and have bloody borders Why same-sex marriage - utterly irrelevant, in evolutionary terms - is a distraction from the real marriage debate we should be having The prospects for monogamous marriage - and the dangers if it collapses Marriage and Civilization might be the most important, provocative, and talked-about book of the year.
The Evolution of Marriage
Author: Ch; LetourneauPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781330249642
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Excerpt from The Evolution of Marriage: And of the Family A few preliminary observations in regard to the aim and method of this work may be useful to the reader. He will do well to begin by persuading himself, with Montaigne, that the "hinges of custom" are not always the "hinges of reason," and still less those of reality in all times and places. He will do better still to steep himself in the spirit of scientific evolution, and to bear in mind that incessant change is the law of the social, quite as much as of the physical and organic world, and that the most splendid blossoms have sprung from very humble germs. This is the supreme truth of science, and it is only when such a point of view has become quite familiar to us that we shall be neither troubled nor disconcerted by the sociological history of humanity; and however shocking or unnatural certain customs may appear, we shall guard ourselves against any feeling of indignation at them, and more especially against a thoughtless refusal to give credence to them, simply because they run counter to our own usages and morality. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Evolution of Marriage
Author: Ch LetourneauThe Evolution of Marriage, and of the Family
Author: Ch 1831-1902 LetourneauPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019184202
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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Changing Relationships
Author: Adrian James TanPublisher:
ISBN: 9781615495665
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
