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MONOGAMIE SEQUENTIELLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
DEF

A mode of life characterized by a sequence of monogamous affairs with different partners.

CONT

In many societies, individuals are permitted to marry again, often on the death of the first spouse or after divorce. Such monogamous marriage is termed as serial monogamy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
CONT

La nuptialité a décliné, la proportion des divorces a augmenté, ce qui permet une «monogamie sérielle».

CONT

Si l'on regarde comment vivent nos plus proches cousins – chimpanzés, bonobos, gorilles –, on constate que la polygynie (un mâle avec plusieurs femelles) est plutôt de mise. Et certaines données ethnologiques montrent qu'elle a cours dans plus de 75 % des sociétés humaines actuelles ou passées; les autres pratiquent la monogamie séquentielle, qui est parfois considérée comme une polygamie différée.

Spanish

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