Monogamy
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
(Difference between revisions)
| Revision as of 22:31, 16 December 2009 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff |
Revision as of 22:33, 16 December 2009 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) Next diff → |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| {{Template}} | {{Template}} | ||
| :''[[The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State]]'' | :''[[The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State]]'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | # A form of [[sexual]] bonding involving a permanent [[pair bond]] between two beings. | ||
| + | |||
| '''Monogamy''' is the custom or condition of having only one mate in a [[relationship]], thus forming a [[couple]]. The word monogamy comes from the Greek word ''monos'', which means one or alone, and the Greek word ''gamos'', which means marriage or union. [[Serial monogamy]] is having no more than one sexual partner at a time but allows for multiple partners in a lifetime. In western culture [[serial monogamy]] is common with individuals before they start a family, due to divorce rates. The opposite of monogamy is [[polygamy]]. | '''Monogamy''' is the custom or condition of having only one mate in a [[relationship]], thus forming a [[couple]]. The word monogamy comes from the Greek word ''monos'', which means one or alone, and the Greek word ''gamos'', which means marriage or union. [[Serial monogamy]] is having no more than one sexual partner at a time but allows for multiple partners in a lifetime. In western culture [[serial monogamy]] is common with individuals before they start a family, due to divorce rates. The opposite of monogamy is [[polygamy]]. | ||
| {{GFDL}} | {{GFDL}} | ||
Revision as of 22:33, 16 December 2009
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
Monogamy is the custom or condition of having only one mate in a relationship, thus forming a couple. The word monogamy comes from the Greek word monos, which means one or alone, and the Greek word gamos, which means marriage or union. Serial monogamy is having no more than one sexual partner at a time but allows for multiple partners in a lifetime. In western culture serial monogamy is common with individuals before they start a family, due to divorce rates. The opposite of monogamy is polygamy.
Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Monogamy" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.
