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Sex and marriage

Looks at marriage and sex customs in different societies around the world.

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  • ""In many cultures, marriage is not just a pact between man and woman for sexual access and procreation. Customs are unique within societies and often are related directly to the economy." -- Verso du conteneur."
  • "Looks at marriage and sex customs in different societies around the world."@en
  • ""This program shows the diverse nature of weddings from one culture to another emphasizing that weddings are rites of passage, full of ritual and symbols that convey and emphasize the values of that society. It defines marriage and suggests that this is one way that societies regulate sexual relations between men and women. It points out that all cultures include rules on who can marry whom because of the general concern regarding marriage between close family members, or incest. The incest taboo is discussed, and the narrator and expert anthropologists explain it provides a structuring mechanism for marriage rules, endogamy and exogamy. Arranged marriages are discussed, how they benefit specific societies, and the attitudes toward then as opposed to the western ideals of romantic love."--Publisher's website."
  • "This program examines marriage and sex customs in different societies around the world."
  • "Examines the unique marital customs of different societies around the world."@en
  • "This program examines marriage and sex customs in different societies around the world."@en
  • ""The program opens with a wedding in Long Bow Village, in China, and effectively shows the diverse nature of weddings from one culture to another emphasizing that weddings are rites of passage, full of ritual and symbols that convey and emphasise the values of that society. It defines marriage and suggests that this is one way that societies regulate sexual relations between men and women. It points out that all cultures include rules on who can marry whom because of the general concern regarding marriage between close family members, or incest. The incest taboo is discussed, as well as arranged marriages."--Container."
  • "Shows how marriage and the family interact in different ways in different cultures, and how the family structure adapts to new conditions and changes. Examines the nuclear and extended family and arranged marriages."@en
  • "Sex and marriage examines the unique marital customs of different societies around the world."
  • "Looks at marriage in a variety of cultures, focussing largely on its function as an economic and social contract. Topics include: exogamy (Mbuti pygmies of Zaire), endogamy (Jews), polygamy (Turkana of Kenya, Asante of Ghana), arranged marriage (Myang of Laos), bride markets (Berbers of Morocco), bride capture (Nepal) associated rites and ceremonies."@en
  • "Examines ways in which marriage is intricately bound with other social instituitons. Shows how marriage customs vary among different cultural groups, and how marriage is a social contract, and its customs reflect the economic needs of the group."@en
  • "Examines sex and marriage in various cultures around the world."

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  • "Cross-cultural studies"
  • "Documentary films"@en

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  • "Sex and marriage [videorecording]"
  • "Sex & marriage"
  • "Sex and marriage"@en
  • "Sex and marriage"

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