Altman, Irwin. Polygamous families in contemporary society

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Author: Author's name as listed in Library of Congress records Altman, Irwin Ginat, J.

Title: Polygamous families in contemporary society

Published By: Original publisher Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press. 1996. xv, 512 p. ill.

By line: Author's name as appearing in the actual publication Irwin Altman, Joseph Ginat

HRAF Publication Information: New Haven, Conn.: Human Relations Area Files, 2018. Computer File

Culture: Culture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC) with the alphanumberic OWC identifier in parenthesis. Mormons (NT24)

Subjects: Document-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF Adjustment processes (154); Social personality (156); Building interiors and arrangement (353); Cooperative organization (474); Gender status (562); Marriage (580); Polygamy (595); Theological systems (779); Religious denominations (795);

Abstract: Brief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document This is an in-depth study of a rural and urban community from the Allred fundamentalist polygynous group. The authors conducted face-to-face interviews with more than a hundred individuals from twenty-six plural families over a period of five years, with some follow up two years later. They also carried out participant observation of family life and celebrations. Polygynous life is examined through the lens of transactional analysis, with a particular interest in how dyadic and communal relationships in plural families are negotiated and balanced. The various subjects discussed include courtship, weddings, honeymoons, living arrangements, rotation schedules between husband and wives, communal celebrations, budgeting, and emotional life. For each major topic there is reflection on historical evidence for Mormon pioneer family life, and on family behaviors in other polygynous societies around the world.

Document Number: HRAF's in-house numbering system derived from the processing order of documents 81

Document ID: HRAF's unique document identifier. The first part is the OWC identifier and the second part is the document number in three digits. nt24-081

Document Type: May include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs or chapters/parts of monographs. Monograph

Language: Language that the document is written in English

Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [495]-503) and index

Field Date: The date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document 1987-1994

Evaluation: In this alphanumeric code, the first part designates the type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigene, and so on. The second part is a ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data Ethnologist-5

Analyst: The HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection. Ian Skoggard; 2012

Coverage Date: The date or dates that the information in the document pertains to (often not the same as the field date). 1987-1994

Coverage Place: Location of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site) "Redrock" and "Metropolitan City," western United States

LCSH: Library of Congress Subject Headings Polygamy--United States--History//Mormon Church--United States--History//Mormon families--United States--History