Among societies worldwide, how common is marriage? Discuss the different forms of marriage. What does marriage offer society? Be sure to address social reproduction as part of your answer
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
1. Almost every society has some form of marriage, but the specifics of who can marry whom vary from place to place and over time.
2. Different forms of marriage include: monogamy, polygamy (both polygyny and polyandry), and group marriage. (Students should define each of these.)
3. Marriage offers society a way to know who is responsible for a child’s upbringing, to ensure that children will know who is off limits as a marriage partner, and to determine lines of succession and inheritance of property.
4. Marriage is also a mechanism of social reproduction---that is, reproducing boundaries between groups—because most people practice endogamy (marriage within their own group) rather than exogamy.
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