Monogamy

In the Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald presented marriage. His views on marriage were clear, Scott based his view on unloyalty and marriage. Throughout The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald made monogamy unrealistic by having unloyal characters and relationships. It all began when Fitzgerald was married to a woman named Zelda. “They drank gin together and kissed in the back rows of the local theater. When Zelda shared her diary with Scott, he was so impressed with her writing and thoughts…

relationships that can qualify as polyamory. Culturally, we are taught from a young age that monogamy is the only way a marriage can work, and if we seek love outside the relationship than we are wrong. “Monogamy is the norm, and sexual fidelity is considered to mature, committed, and realistic.” (“Mating in Captivity,” 2006, p.192) What I loved about this chapter was the honesty surrounding this topic, and monogamy isn’t for…

stages in the family history took place long before written records were kept. In the era of savagery, group marriage predominated; during the time of barbarism, a form of pairing became common. The critical change occurred with civilization; modern monogamy or individual sex-love premiered due to changes in property relations, which Engels viewed as the “greatest moral advance.” Engels also analyzed the historical rise of the family as a property relationship–which developed together with class…

Primate Social Groups Living in a society where monogamy is the most accepted and practiced form of relationships I had never considered that primates practice any specific relationships let alone more than one. Through research I have found that there are actually six different types of social groups that exist among primates. Those six groups are polygynous, polyandrous, multimale and multifemale, all male, monogamous, and solitary. All six of these primate societies can be found being…

Sexual promiscuity may be defined as the practice of having casual sex frequently with numerous and/or indiscriminate partners (Schmitt 2004). Such practices may be stereotypically applied to the behavior of college age students. The influencers of sexual promiscuity are many; however, a vast amount of research has been conducted to analyze the particular relationship between gender and promiscuity. Another relationship to examine is that between an individuals sexual practices and relationship…

the argument of relativity Mackie wants to state that there are no objective beliefs. An example of this is shown in both the notes and by Mackie (1977) “… people approve of monogamy because they participate in monogamous way of life rather than that they participate in a monogamous way of life because they approve of monogamy.” 1 (The Ethical Life, p.177) This shows that people do things because that is what is done in one’s society, and that there are no objective beliefs, because people do…

trapped by the institutions which they have no power to control, yet are complicit in maintaining. Engels, in “The Origin of The Family, Private Property, and The State”, outlines the historical trajectory of the oppression of women, and conceives of monogamy, and the institution of marriage as the personification of autocracy, it having gained its dominion…

Either way, after a usually long period of time, dating comes to an end. Nacireman courtship takes the form of what could be called ‘serial monogamy’. Many Nacireman people, while practicing monogamy, have been in numerous romantic relationships in short periods of time. Therefore, ending courtship is something that most Naciremans have to do multiple times in their lives. Ending a courtship, whether successful or unsuccessful…

where it is the custom but always unacceptable for Christians. 3. Polygamy is a form of marriage less satisfactory than monogamy and one which cannot do justice to the full spirit of Christian marriage but in certain circumstance individual Christian can still put up with it, as they put up with slavery, dictatorial government, and much else. 4. Polygamy is one form of marriage, monogamy…

Oneida Community Research Paper Oneida Community was a religious and social community founded in New York in 1848 by John Humphrey Noyes. The Oneida Community was founded on Noye’s theory of Perfectionism following two basic values of Christianity: self-perfection and communalism. Noyes’ ideas were to make the whole community as each member is interest of all, they are part of Oneida family. They practiced “complex marriage”, considering themselves to be married to one another and changing…