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    willingly. (3) All parties must approve of the new spouse(s) entering into the family. (4) All parties must have the option for divorce. The most common type of polygamous marriages is polygyny‚ where a man has multiple wives‚ as opposed to polyandry‚ where a woman has multiple husbands. Polygyny can be found in many Mormon and Islamic societies. Some cultures do not give the choice of monogamy to the women entering marriage and strip them of the right to choose. In some cases‚ the women enter

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    Biography of Irawati Karve

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    IRAWATI KARVE Early Life: Irawati was born in 1905 and named after the river Irawaddy in Burma where her father‚ Ganesh Hari Karmarkar worked. At seven‚ she was sent to the Huzur Paga boarding school for girls in Pune. One of her classmates at the school was Shakuntala Paranjapye‚ daughter of Wrangler Paranjapye‚ Principal of Fergusson College‚ Pune. Shakuntala’s mother took an instant liking to Irawati and adopted her as her second child. In her new home‚ Irawati experienced a stimulating

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    152A final study guide

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    SOC 152A FINAL REVIEW Winter 2015 stages of sexual arousal‚ anatomy‚ STD question (HIV‚ HPV transmission‚ lifespan‚ treatment‚ symptons) ‚ contraception‚ the day my god died‚ simon levay lecture question‚ 6 ways on how to prevent STI - female condom‚ male condom‚ double contraceptive‚ abstinence half is romance‚ communication‚ etc abortion - pro life‚ pro choice‚ masters and johnson heirarchy of prostitution PGS. 301.9-304 Americans Are Divided on Abortion‚ but Most Favor Restricted Availability

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    Basics in Social Science What is Family? Family is considered to be one of the oldest institutions of the society. Sociologists have traditionally viewed the family as a social group whose members are related by ancestry‚ marriage‚ or adoption and live together‚ cooperate economically‚ and care for the young. (Murdock‚ 1949) ❖ When we think of a family‚ we picture it as a more or less durable association of husband and wife with or without children or of a man or woman alone with

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    Family Environment Scale Abstract The aim of the present research was to study the comparative difference in the perceived family environment of single elderly males living in institutions and at home with their families by using the Family Environment Scale (FES) devised by Moos and Moos‚ 1986. The participants used in the study were all single elderly males aged 65 years and above (N=30). Fifteen were living at home with their children and their families‚ and the other fifteen were living in

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    The Culture of the Huaorani of Ecuador “In the Eastern part of Ecuador stretches el Oriente‚ the jungle. Between the Napo and Curaray Rivers are 600‚000 hectares of land that is the home of the Huaorani‚ feared warriors of the Amazon Rainforest. This territory includes Yasuni National Park‚ one of the most bio-diverse places on the planet. Unfortunate for the Huaorani‚ it also includes hundreds of kilometers of oil pipes and several oil company stations that are having a devastating effect on

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    Term Paper On Gender Biased Sex Selective Abortions in India For Public Public Analysis By N. K.Sudhansu PGPPM Indian Institute of Management‚ Bangalore 2011 ABSTRACT The population census of 2011 has given the familiar pattern of declining Child Sex Ratio (Age 0-6 years). From 976 in the census of 1961‚ it has come down to 914 in census of 2011 (provisional figures). Some of the States like Haryana (830) have reached a dangerous level. What is startling is

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    Women in Ancient India

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    WOMEN IN ANCIENT INDIA The sub-continent of India is both diverse in its history and geography. It was not until the Mauryan Empire in the third century b.c.e. when most of India was brought together under one ruling dynasty. Before the Mauryans there was the ancient era known as the Indus Valley or Harappan civilization‚ and then the invasion and settlement of the Aryans along the Ganges River plain. The Ganges and Indus Rivers are known as the mother and father of India. Other rivers traverse

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    Jim Meyer Social Ethics 21 March 2013 Disclaimer: You have requested a machine translation of selected content from our databases. This functionality is provided solely for your convenience and is in no way intended to replace human translation. Neither Gale nor its licensors make any representations or warranties with respect to the translations. Polygamy a Burning Issue The debate surrounding the issue polygamy is highly fervent‚ impassioned and ideologically charged. Sarcastically‚ it might

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    Non-traditional families     People live the way they want and love who they want‚ we have no place to judge them for that. We should not take away any opportunities of adopting children because of their relationship statuses. Discrimination against non-traditional families and not allowing them to adopt children is morally wrong. The life of a child is a gift that every family who wants to have should be able to. Everyone should have the privilege to raise their own family and not be judged based

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