Woman's Social Status and the Forms of Marriage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2201733 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marvin K Opler (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1943 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 125-148 |
| Publication date | 1943-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/219347 |
| OpenAlex | W2012729874 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The study of relationships between woman's social status and the forms of marriage brings into sharp contrast the position of sociologists commenting on the present and certain classical evolutionary anthropologists theorizing on the early history of marital institutions. Concerning the forms of marriage, much of our present-day terminology goes back to a pseudo-evolutionist, J. F. McLennan, and to an anti-evolutionist, Edward Westermarck. The limitations and bias of both are discussed below. More recent field work throws new light on the ancient controversies and suggests that a revision is in order both in terminology and in thinking if objectivity and realism are to be preserved. The data suggest that woman's social status and the sexual role accorded her in society are related facts which find expression in the rules and attitudes governing marital and extra-marital relations
Epistemology · Evolutionism · Objectivity (philosophy) · Sociology · Terminology · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Gender Studies · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2008 (28) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |