{"product_id":"polygamous-families-in-contemporary-society-paperback-9780521567312","title":"Polygamous Families in Contemporary Society (Paperback) 9780521567312","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePolygamous Families in Contemporary Society\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis groundbreaking book examines marital relationships in contemporary Mormon polygamous families.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIrwin Altman (Author), Joseph Ginat (Author), Sterling M. McMurrin (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521567312, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 26 July 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e532 pages, 12 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.77 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'An exhaustive, fine piece of scholarship; it is timely and should be read with great interest - not just by scholars but by the wider educated public as well.' Philip Kilbride, author of Plural Marriage for Our Times\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this intriguing book, social psychologist Irwin Altman and anthropologist Joseph Ginat examine husband-wife and wife-wife relationships in contemporary Mormon polygamous families. They describe how husbands and wives in plural families cope with their complex lifestyle in various facets of everyday life, including courtship, weddings, honeymoons, adjustments to a new life, living arrangements, and the husband's rotation among his wives. Other important topics include budget and resource management, psychological attachments to homes, and the social-emotional relationships between family members. This pioneering, comprehensive analysis of life in modern day Mormon polygamous families uses first-hand interviews and observations to describe this unusual family lifestyle.  It adds to our understanding of close relationships and complements knowledge on other modern relationship forms, such as single-parent families, blended families, and cohabiting partners.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Historical Background: 2. Mormon history 1830–1890: the early years\u003cbr\u003e 3. Contemporary fundamentalist movements\u003cbr\u003e 4. The people and their communities\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Early Stages of Relationships: 5. Deciding to add a new wife to a family\u003cbr\u003e 6. Courtship\u003cbr\u003e 7. Wedding and marriage ceremonies\u003cbr\u003e 8. Honeymoons\u003cbr\u003e 9. Adjusting to a new marriage\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Home Environments of Plural Families: 10. Living arrangements\u003cbr\u003e 11. Wives and homes\u003cbr\u003e 12. Husbands and homes\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Managing Everyday Life: 13. The rotation process: husbands and wives alone together\u003cbr\u003e 14. Budget and resource management\u003cbr\u003e 15. Celebrations\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Social-Emotional Relationships: 16. Social-emotional relationships of husbands and wives\u003cbr\u003e 17. Relationships between wives\u003cbr\u003e 18. Family structure\u003cbr\u003e 19. Parents and children\u003cbr\u003e 20. Summing up\u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social, group or collective psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social, group or collective psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social,%20group%20or%20collective%20psychology%20%5BJMH%5D%22\"\u003eJMH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46065996235032,"sku":"9780521567312","price":39.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521567312.gif?v=1691408652","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/polygamous-families-in-contemporary-society-paperback-9780521567312","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}