Marriage
Description
An institution supported by religious and civil authorities, marriage bestows both freedoms and restraints designed to promote social stability. But as divorce rates continue to soar, is marriage getting a bad name? In this program, author Sabine Da Costa and anthropologists Helen Fisher, of Rutgers University, and Peter Lovell, of the University of New Brunswick, track the development of marriage, from ancient times to the current day. Specific topics include cohabitation; arranged marriages; betrothal; dowry; the wedding ceremony; endogamy and exogamy; monogamy, polygamy, and polyandry; same-sex marriages; divorce; and remarriage.
Runtime
53 min
Series
Subjects
- Interpersonal relations (422)
- Families (556)
- Interpersonal attraction (54)
- Beauty, Personal (37)
- Couples (40)
- Intimacy (Psychology) (93)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2006], c1998
Database
Films on Demand
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