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Adopt a daughter-in-law, marry a sister: a Chinese solution to the problem of the incest taboo in American Anthropologist Volume 70 Number 5
by Arthur P Wolf (1932-2015)
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864-874 pages with cited references. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's wrappers. Volume 70, Number 5 complete issue. First edition.
In this source, the author explores the preference of Taiwanese for 'minor marriage', by which son's wives are brought up as adopted daughters. Since the girl's latter status reduces the possibility for tension to develop between herself and her future mother-in-law/mother, the benefits of minor marriage for domestic harmony outweigh its disadvantages as the culturally 'despised' form of marriage.
Condition: Spine and edges sunned, light edge wear, corners bumped else very good.
In this source, the author explores the preference of Taiwanese for 'minor marriage', by which son's wives are brought up as adopted daughters. Since the girl's latter status reduces the possibility for tension to develop between herself and her future mother-in-law/mother, the benefits of minor marriage for domestic harmony outweigh its disadvantages as the culturally 'despised' form of marriage.
Condition: Spine and edges sunned, light edge wear, corners bumped else very good.
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- Title
- Adopt a daughter-in-law, marry a sister: a Chinese solution to the problem of the incest taboo in American Anthropologist Volume 70 Number 5
- Author
- Arthur P Wolf (1932-2015)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- American Anthropological Association
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1968
- Pages
- 864-874 pages with cited references
- Size
- Royal octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Anthropology;
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