Rachels indicates that monogamy is nothing more than a social convention or cultural product.
McMurtry offers a significant ctritique of monogamous marriage in RTD 28.
In your own words, discuss any two of the following:
Describe the four principles that provide the basis for monogamy as a social control mechanism according to McMurtry.
Discuss the reasons McMurtry gives for believing our marriage institution fails to achieve its purposes.
Discuss the reasons McMurtry gives for believing "[m]arriage is simply a form of private property."
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(1) Describe the four principles that provide the basis for monogamy as a social contract mechanism according to McMurtry.
ReplyDelete1) The partners are required to enter a formal contractual relation.
McMurtry describes this as one of the four principles because it sets some strong restrictions on the two people that are getting married. The couple is contractually supposed to be committed to eachother for life unless they have an official divorce. To become officially married, it costs a lot of money and a couple may have to go through many different steps such as paperwork and so forth. If sometime down the line they don't want to be together anymore, they must spend more money and request legal action to become officially divorced. Otherwise they still have obligations to eachother due to their marriage contract.
2) The number of partners involved in the marriage must be two and only two.
McMurtry says this is another social control mechanism and is the most restrictive according to him. He believes it limits intimicay and maybe even social contact. I believe it may also have to do with the fact that sometimes a married person has feelings for someone else at the same time that they are committed to only one spouse and are obligated to do so according to the marriage contract. For this reason, many monogamous marriages are broken because there is too much pressure to only commit to one person even if they want to have relations with someone else that they have interest in.
3) No person may participate in more than one marriage at a time or during a lifetime.
This principle has much similarity with the second one. If a person becomes romantically interested in someone else other than their spouse, this may cause a lot of problems. They may sneak around and cheat on their spouse and that can create a lot of conflict and animosity in many relationships. One must go through the process of divorce and in many cases it can be a very complicated thing to leave the one you loved or maybe still love but temptation can get the best of us sometimes.
4) No married person may engage in any sexual relationship with any person whatever other than the marriage partner.
Like the other principles, this one doesn't allow someone to have romantic relations of any sort with anyone other than their spouse.
This may even fuel fantasies for some who like the thrill of living on the edge by cheating and having relations while keeping it a secret from their spouse. If one small adulterous relation is even found out, the degree of the punishment can be quite high. Someone’s heart can be broken, trust can be lost and so many other things as well.
In conclusion, marriage can seem like a sort of social control but not everyone agrees to this. Monogamous marriage may even strengthen ones values such as responsibility, love, dedication and so forth.
(2) Discuss the reasons McMurtry gives for believing marriage is simply a form of private property.
ReplyDeleteMcMurtry states the following, "...The history of the institution is so full of suggestive indicators- dowries, inheritance, property alliances, daughter sales (of which women's wedding rings are a carry-over). bride exchanges, legitimacy and illegitimacy- that it is difficult not to see some intimate connection between marital and ownership ties." McMurtry also believes having sexual ownership of the marriage partner is like owning them as private property. He also states that the vows that go with marriage has many words that suggest ownership such as "to have and to hold" as well as saying "he's mine" or "she belongs to him." To some degree that can be used in polygamous marriages as well so it isn't solely in a monogamous marriage.
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ReplyDeleteDescribe the four principles that provide the basis for monogamy as a social control mechanism according to McMurtry.
ReplyDelete1. The partners are required to enter a formal contractual relation.
-You are controlled by the state through the legal guidelines they set.
2. The number of partners involved in the marriage must be two and only two.
-McMurtry states that this is a very restrictive and confining control that has been made "natural" through our society being conditioned that "two's company, three's a crowd".
3. No person may participate in more than one marriage at a time or during a lifetime.
-You can only be in one marriage at a time. If you violate that you will spend time in prison. McMurtry suggests this is an "escape hatch" for divorce.
4. No married person may engage in any sexual relationship with any person whatever other than the marriage partner.
-If you have sex with another person that you are not married to it is grounds for divorce. McMurtry implies that this strictly confines our natural desire to have sex with many people.
Alexis Herrero
ReplyDeleteDescribe the four principles that provide the basis for monogamy as a social control mechanism according to McMurtry.
1. The partners are required to enter a formal contractual relation.
- According to the state, by law both partners are requierd to sign a pertnership contract.
2. The number of partners involved in the marriage must be two and only two.
- When engaging in a partnership, there can only be two people entering into the marriage. Adultry is a causing factor of divorce.
3. No person may participate in more than one marriage at a time or during a lifetime.
- McMurty suggests that this is a loop whole towards divorce. One can only be in one marital relationship at one time, if not, prison.
4. No married person may engage in any sexual relationship with any person whatever other than the marriage partner.
-McMurty describes having sex with another person other than the person in a martial status as human nature, yet wrong when married. Which leads to an ugly divorce.
I. Describe the four principles that provide the basis for monogamy as a social control mechanism according to McMurtry.
ReplyDelete1) The partners are required to enter a formal contractual relation.
Due to the legal course of action, a couple is technically committed to one another in the partnership the moment each partner signs an affiliation (marriage) agreement.
2) The number of partners involved in the marriage must be two and only two.
According to McMurtry, the commitment of marriage shall be represented and respected by two people and no other outside relations. Developing interests in others or engaging in infidelity while obligated to a marriage is a contributing factor to divorce.
3) No person may participate in more than one marriage at a time or during a lifetime.
McMurtry supports the belief that one can only engage in one marriage at a time or for the duration of a lifetime, and if such contract (marital) is violated, prison time comes as a consequence; Suggested as an escape hatch for divorce.
4) No married person may engage in any sexual relationship with any person whatever other than the marriage partner.
According to McMurtry, if a partner engages in sexual relations with someone outside the marriage, then such course of action can result in justification for divorce; Suggested as a natural desire, yet improper when married.
II. Discuss the reasons McMurtry gives for believing “marriage is simply a form of private property.”
McMurtry suggests the foundation of marriage itself revolves around real life factors such as property associations, bride exchanges, and mutual inheritances which closely resemble possession ties. In addition, McMurtry suggests that having sexual dominance and/or ownership of a marriage partner can be compared to as owning the partner as a form of private property. McMurtry also implies that marriage vows contain many possessive words or phrases such as “she belongs to him”, that to some extent reveal ownership ties.
(1) Describe the four principles that provide the basis for monogamy as a social contract mechanism according to McMurtry.
ReplyDelete1) The partners are required to enter a formal contractual relation.
In the first principle McMurtry describes a contractual relation as being a binding contract between two people, a marriage which consists of spending a large amount of money not only to get married but also when getting divorced. The couple is contractually obligated to each other for the rest of their lives, unless they want a divorce, in which they cannot dissolve the contract with ought the state or legislation.
2) The numbers of partners involved in the marriage must be two and only two.
In this principle McMurtry states that we have been so conditioned to the restriction of being confined to one person that it is something natural in our social structure. In which the number of partners in a marriage is only two.
3) No person should participate in more than one marriage at a time or during a lifetime.
McMurtry states that this is an “escape hatch” from divorce. But this principle states that in a marriage one person cannot partake in another marriage at the same time, if this is breached then that person would do time in prison.
4) No married person may engage in any sexual relationship with nay person whatever other than the marriage partner.
McMurtry states that having sexual relations with another person outside the marriage results in severe penalties for violation. Which results in an unappealing divorce, loss of spouse, children, chattel, and income to job dismissal and social ostracism.
Ashley Howland
ReplyDeleteAccording to McMurtry, there are four principles that provide the basis for monogamy as a social control mechanism. The first principle is that the partners must enter into a contractual relation. In which there are certain conditions such as they must be of legal age and they cannot be blood relatives. The partners abiding to this contract must go thru a certain set of procedures or terms that must be the same for all as. The dissolution of this contract (divorce) can only be affected by the decisions of the court. The second principle relates to the number of partners involved in a marriage. The number of in partners permitted in a monogamous relationship is limited to two. Even though monogamy seems natural to us there are laws that structure it to our social life. The third principle is no one may participate in more than one marriage at a time without getting a divorce first. Breaking this principle one may end up in jail. The fourth principle states that a married person may not engage in any sexual activity with any one other that your spouse. If this occurs it is called adultery some of the consequences maybe a person can loose there marriage, custody of the children and job.
McMurtry believes marriage is simply a form of private property in the book he states that the language during the wedding ceremony states exclusive possession simply in what they say in there vowels. Not having premarital activity is in a way sexual owner ship by the marriage partner. Lastly the only way to officially to to dissolve a marriage is to demonstrate adultery.
2) Discuss the reasons McMurtry gives for believing "marriage is simply a form of private property."
ReplyDeleteMcMurtry states that marriage has many indicators that show the covenant between two people is a private institution. Such as dowries, inheritance, property, alliances, and daughter sales. And another attestation is the language spoken in a marriage ceremony, which declares the exclusive possession of one another. Words such as “take”, “To have and to hold”, “he’s mine”, and “she belongs to him”. Such vowels make the marriage seem like a private property.
Discuss the reasons McMurtry gives for believing "[m]arriage is simply a form of private property."
ReplyDeletePrivate property gives a person legal rights and ownership over things, thus McMurtry compares marriage to private property because of all the legal restrictions and other limitations in which marriage is founded. A monogamous marriage is a "state-regulated, indefinite and exclusive ownership of two individuals of one another's sexual powers".
Discuss the reasons McMurtry gives for believing our marriage institution fails to achieve its purposes;
1. The partners are required to enter a formal contractual relation
-Marriage can only be formed if certain requirements are met and with the participation of a specific official, and following certain rules. For its dissolution, to be legally effective it has to be decided by a judge.
2. The number of partners in the marriage must be two and only two
-McMurtry describes this as the most restrictive principle because it limits the relationship to only two and excludes any other possible relationships.
3. No person may participate in more than one marriage at a time or during a lifetime
-A person that is married cannot marry again unless widowed or previously divorced. A violation of this principle constitutes a criminal offense (bigamy) that is punishable by law.
4. No married person may engage in any sexual relationship with any person whatsoever other than the married partner
-Adultery constitutes a basis for the dissolution of marriage. This principle represents the restriction and control over a person's sexual life confining them to only one partner.
I can understand how McMurtry criticizes and describes marriage because his reasonings are logical; but I believe that a monogamous relationship brings couples other benefits that balance out the restrictions, such as stability, trust, increased self-esteem, and the security of knowing your health will not be endangered by sexually transmitted diseases.
Kristine Aguilera
ReplyDeleteQ: Describe the four principals that provide the basis for monogamy as a social control mechanism.
1. The partners are required to enter a formal contractual relation .
- Accoriding to McMurty there are three formal requirements that the partners must understand and obtain to enter a formal contractual relation . One requirement is that there should be no blood ties between the partners . Both should know their partners legal age , or anything else of that sort. Next requirement is that the partners governing terms can only be prescribed by the law. If there would to be a dissolution between the partners it can only be legally effected by the decision of the State representatives. These three requirements must be met in order to enter a formal contractual relation .
2. The number of partners involved in the marriage must be two and only two.
- McMurty starts off by saying " Two's company, three's a crowd" . To McMurty this is the most important and the biggest form of social control. The idea of two people sharing a life together , has been engraved in people's mind since birth . Making the idea of sharing a partner with two other people, seem quit uncomfortable. McMurty also points out that if it is our nature to only be with one partner , then why do we stress and put so much pressure into this idea , and why do people cheat. I feel that yes a person can love only one , but they will always lust over others .
3.No person may participate in more than one marriage at a time or during a lifetime .
- This is an understanding in a monogamy that you can only be married to one person at a time . In addition , failure to do so will result in a criminal offense. Over the course of time partners have found a way around to be in different marriages by having an official divorce .
4.No married person may engage in any sexual relationship with any person whatever other than the marriage partner .
- When one agrees on the formal legal agreements for monogamy . Both partners agree to engage in sexual relations with only each other. This doesn't just include performing sexual acts with some one outside of the marriage. This also includes erotic relationships perusing sexual fantasy, even developing sexual feelings for another. This is a great risk in monogamy , and one should really think about the consequence that could follow . McMurty points out " the violation are as various as they are severe. Ranging from permanent loss of spouse , children , chattel , and income to job dismissal. Not to mention the social criticism of others.
Furthermore McMurty makes some very good points about what truly makes a monogamy relationship ,such as you need the proper legal action to be married . But also fundamental rules that could make the relationship work or break .
Kristine Aguilera
ReplyDeleteQ: Discuss the reason McMurty for believing marriage is simply a form of private property ?
- When a two partners get married McMurty shows that even in vows ownership over one another is already being formed. For example by saying terms such as "take", "to have","forsaking all others and keeping you only unto him /her"etc . Such terms like these only verbalizes the posse ion and ownership marriage forms . In addition another form of private property in a marriage is property alliances, inheritance , and even exchanging rings to one another is a form of private property .
Q: Describe the four principals that provide the basis for monogamy as a social control mechanism.
ReplyDelete1-The partners are required to enter a formal contractual relation.
According to McMurty both partners must sign a marriage license, as well as know basic information about ones partner. it must be done by legal means. It is a life time commitment unles one wants to divorce.
2-The number of partners in the marriage must be two and only two.
According to McMuty this is the most restrictive social control mechanism. we are immediately conditioned to believe that all marriages consist of two people, anything higher than that is uncomfortable.
3-No person may participate in more than one marriage at a time or during a lifetime
no one person is allowed to get married to another a person while currently married to another. Doing such is punishable by law.
4-No married person may engage in any sexual relationship with any person whatever other than the marriage partner.
Any sex outside of ones active marriage is considered adultery, and often times leads to a very ugly divorce. No one but your spouse should be accepted sexually.
-Not everybody abides by these social control mechanisms. Monogamous marriages can in fact make ones relationship stronger.
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ReplyDelete(Q1) Describe the four principles that provide the basis for monogamy as a social contract mechanism according to McMurtry.
ReplyDelete(A1)The fours principles that provide the basis for monogamy as a social contract mechanism according to McMurtry are as follows:
1.The partners are required to enter a formal contractual relation.
- McMurtry says that the partners are entering a "contract by which one is bound for life" There are certain "rules" we need to follow before we can even enter into this formal contract. Once we are able to enter we are obliged to remain in this contract for "life." However, if one wants to end the contract both persons involved need to go through legal action that my become very expensive and court proceedings in order for the contract to be terminated.
2. The number of partners involved in the marriage must be two and only two.
- According to McMurtry, this is the most restrictive of the four principles because it is limiting us to one person out of everyone there is around us. This "restriction" may be viewed as "normal" to our society because it is what has been instilled from the beginning. ("two's comany, three's a crowd")
3. No Person may participate in more than one marriage at a time or during a lifetime.
- This principle is limiting us to one marriage at a time unless a partners death or successful divorce. This also provides a means to escape out of the contract- Divorce.
4. No married person may engage in any sexual relationship with any person whatever other than the marriage partner.
- If One does engage in a sexual relationship it may lead to permanent loss of a child or spouse. This principle is similiar to #2 and #3. All of them go back to the basic principle of being "restricted" to that one person you sign your contract with; causing "intimate relations with others confined within the narrowest possible circle for the whole adult life."
(Q2)Discuss the reasons McMurtry gives for believing "[m]arriage is simply a form of private property."
- McMurtry believes marriage is simply a form of private property by questioning the four principles of marriage. Once we enter a marriage we are instantly bound to one another through possessions, money, and monogamy. We are placed on all different types of limitations that only allows the couple to be "property of on another." until death do us part. Mcmurtry also states that, " the language of the marriage ceremony is the language of exclusive possession. ("Take," "To have and to Hold") ect.
Although Mcmurtry uses logic for his argument/ critique of Monogamy,we still have to consider the fact that before entering these so called "contracts" both parties are well aware of what monogamy and the institution of marriage means. If both people enter into a marriage it may lead to an even better and more loving relationship.
Irene Manalis
Q: Describe the four principals that provide the basis for monogamy as a social control mechanism
ReplyDelete1.The partners are required to enter a formal contractual relation.
Due to the legal course of action, a couple is technically committed to one another in the partnership the moment each partner signs an affiliation agreement till death do the part.
2.The number of partners involved in the marriage must be two and only two.
McMurtry states that this is a very restrictive and confining control that has been made natural through our society being conditioned that "two's company, three's a crowd". But I personally would not mind a second company.
3. The third principle is no one may participate in more than one marriage at a time without getting a divorce first. Breaking this principle one may end up in jail.The only way out of that commitment is by commiting the act of adultery, fornication, or death.
4. No married person may engage in any sexual relationship with any person what so ever other than the marriage partner .
When the couple agrees on the formal legal agreements for monogamy, both partners agree to engage in sexual relations with only each other. This includes performing sexual acts with some one outside of the marriage, erotic relationships perusing sexual fantasy, even developing sexual feelings for another. All of these temptations can be a danger in monogamy. Therefore the couple should really think about the consequence that could follow if they were to give in to the temptation. McMurty states that violating the monogomy can lead to losing your significant other, your children, or your home. Sometimes you might even have to face public criticism.
Q: Discuss the reason McMurty for believing marriage is simply a form of private property ?
Exchanging of the rings to one another is a form of private property. Its a symbol for other people to see that you belong to someone already or that he/she is your property. When two partners get married McMurty shows that as soon as the couple start saying their vows ownership over one another is already being formed. For example by saying terms such as "take", "to have"," or "till death do us part" means that the other person is yours until you die. Such terms like these only verbalizes the possesion and ownership marriage forms.
Describe the four principles that provide the basis for monogamy as a social control mechanism according to McMurtry.
ReplyDelete1. The partners are required to enter a formal contractual relation.
My own words: The state has some control over us through guidelines they have for society.
2. The number of partners involved in the marriage must be two and only two.
My own words: McMurtry supports this by this statement by saying “Heterosexual relationships are viewed by two is company and three is a crowed” that supports this statement, “
3. No person may participate in more than one marriage at a time or during a lifetime.
My own words: You can only be in one marriage at a time. If participating in more the one marriage is a criminal offence. To avoid that he you need to get a divorce first.
4. No married person may engage in any sexual relationship with any person whatever other than the marriage partner.
My own words: Once married you can only have a sexual relation with your spouse. If not you may lose your spouse, children, and ect.
Discuss the reasons McMurtry gives for believing "[m]arriage is simply a form of private property."
The term private property allows a person to have legal ownership and rights over product, people, and ect. In this passage McMurtry states “Marriage is simply a form of private property”, because when you get married not only is it a legal action, but one had opened up to ownership.
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Discuss the reasons McMurtry gives for believing "[m]arriage is simply a form of private property."
ReplyDeleteThe reasons that McMurtry gives for believing that marriage is a simple form of demonstraiting private propertyare as follows:
The giving of dowries, property, and inheritance as well as vowing to be exclusive to that one person in which you are engaging in the act of marriage with. Now a days many of the old traditions have carried out into our perception of what is the norm in a marriage today. The giving of an engagement ring when a man asks a woman to marry him might be seen as if he is trying to buy her and convince her to be his. As well as saving ourselves and withholding from sex before marriage can seem as if we are waiting to belong to someone and be exclusively theirs. As well as wedding vows suggesting very possesive qualities i.e. "to have and to hold" "till death do us part". I believe that in the modern day America marriage is not a forced act so if you don't want to belong exclusively to one person and be bound in marriage then you have the freedom to choose otherwise, but maybe deep down inside alot of us want to feel like we belong and are exclusive to one person.
#1- The 4 principles that provide the basis for monogamy as a social control mechanism according to McMurtry.
ReplyDeleteThe first principle basically states the contractual relation. It explains how when going into a marriage there are certain rules one must abide. Such as legal terms when going into a marriage as well as exiting one. There's also certain conditions that must be in order for marriage to take place such as legal age, no blood ties and others that form a specific procedure to follow. If one or both parties in the union one day would decide to be no longer involved then legal action is the only way to do away with the marriage. It would seem that there's a lot of rules, fees, and legal actions taking place in something that is supposed to be so unconditional and loving.
Principle #2 goes describes the "most restrictive" of the 4 principles discussed, that the number of partners involved in the marriage is strictly ruled at 2. Social structure has made it so that we see this as completely normal. But McMurty argues that if this were to be the "normal" way for us as human beings then there wouldn't be so many laws or regulations concerning adultery and its consequences. Theses rules, he explains, have been instilled in order to keep us structured in accordance with monogamy.
The third principle states that no person may participate in more than one marriage at a time or during a lifetime unless spouse has died or a successful divorce has taken place. If one were to be married to more than one person at a time they would face a criminal offense along with its considerable sentence in prison for bigamy.
Fourth and final principle is all about being faithful to your spouse. It describes the fact that no married person may engage in any sexual intercourse with any person other than the marriage partner. And this doesn't just mean sexual intercourse alone but any form of sexual or erotic relationship. These violations would end in divorce, loss of children, jobs,etc. It is a very big restriction in order to promote institutional control over us.
#2- Discuss the reasons McMurtry gives for believing "marriage is simply a form of private property."
McMurty goes into the fact that as early as taking our vows to one another we are already becoming ones "property" in a sense through something as simple as words being exchanged. Basically stating that based on the previously mentioned 4 principles, indefinite and exclusive ownership is given to one another between the two parties involved in a marriage. Down to the alliances, inheritances, giving of wedding rings, they are all forms of contracts being formed in order for one to say "he's mine" or "she belongs to me". With these arguments McMurty makes his point, that it truly is hard not to see the connection between marital and ownership ties.
Honestly, it is very easy to see where McMurty is coming from. Yes, we all have been brought up to understand that marriage is the normal way to go about our lives. But with these arguments it truly brings up some questions. Is this really how we are meant to live? Or is it just structured this way in order to be "easier" and more profitable?
(I)Describe the four principles that provide the basis for monogamy as a social contract mechanism according to McMurtry.
ReplyDelete1)The partners are required to enter a formal contractual relation
The state controls and according to the laws, partners are required to sing a paper and follow the guidelines as they are set.
2)The numbers of partners involved in the marriage must be two and only two.
When partners decide to get engage in a partnership, it can only be two people
entering into marriage no more than two. McMurty believes it limits intimacy and maybe even social contact, and personally I think that sometimes mostly these marriages end up broken because of pressure and obligation.
3)No person may participate in more than one marriage at a time or during a lifetime.
A person can only be in one marriage at a time, participating in more than one marriage will lead the person to prison. McMurtry suggests this is an "escape hatch" for divorce.
4)No married person may engage in any sexual relationship with any person whatever other than the marriage partner.
Having sex outside the marriage is considered cheating and also adultery. McMurty describes having sex with another person is a natural desire, but he also says it’s wrong when married so if it happens it leads to a terrible divorce.
Describe the four principles that provide the basis for monogamy as a social control mechanism according to McMurtry.
ReplyDelete1. The partners are required to enter a formal contractual relation.
-McMurtry states whoever enters into a marriage union is to follow a formal contract in which certain rules are to be followed. Such contract cannot be dissolved without legal action and cost.
2. The number of partners involved in the marriage must be two and only two.
-According to McMurtry this might be the most important and restrictive principle. Stating that it confines us to just one single possibility out of many of them, a confining control that has been viewed by our society as natural.
3. No person may participate in more than one marriage at a time or during a lifetime.
-In this principle no person in such prior contract may enter into another one. Limiting to one contract per couples unless a partner’s death or successful divorce is in place. Violations of this principle are a criminal offence that may be punishable with prison time.
4. No married person may engage in any sexual relationship with any person whatever other than the marriage partner.
-This principle states once you are in such contract you are bound to have sexual relations with only your partner. It prohibits sexual intercourse outside of your marriage. Doing so, may constitute grounds for divorce, and the loss of your child.
Discuss the reasons McMurtry gives for believing “marriage is simply a form of private property.”
-Per McMurtry, private property gives each person in such contractual relation the right of ownership over the other person. Having suggestive indicators such as, dowries, inheritance, property alliances, daughter sales, bride exchanges, legitimacy, and illegitimacy, which make’s it really difficult to not see a resemblance to private ownership. hip.
Describe the four principles that provide the basis for monogamy as a social control mechanism according to McMurtry.
ReplyDelete1. The partners are required to enter a formal contractual relation.
- According to the state, by law both partners are requierd to sign a pertnership contract.
2. The number of partners involved in the marriage must be two and only two.
- When engaging in a partnership, there can only be two people entering into the marriage. Adultry is a causing factor of divorce.
3. No person may participate in more than one marriage at a time or during a lifetime.
- McMurty suggests that this is a loop whole towards divorce. One can only be in one marital relationship at one time, if not, prison.
4. No married person may engage in any sexual relationship with any person whatever other than the marriage partner.
-McMurty describes having sex with another person other than the person in a martial status as human nature, yet wrong when married. Which leads to a bad divorce. McMurty says having sex with another person is a normal thing but yet it is also very wrong!
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ReplyDeleteII)Discuss the reasons McMurtry gives for believing "marriage is simply a form of private property."
Mcmurtry states that the history of the institution is so full of suggestive indicators such as dowries, inheritance, property, alliances and daughter sales. He also believes that the vows that go with the marriage has many words that suggest ownership such as " to have and to hold", as well as saying " he's mine" or " she belongs to him", such vowels make the marriage seem like a private property like each one owns each other until the end. Mcmurtry also believes having sexual ownership of the marriage partner is like owning them as their private property as well.
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ReplyDeleteMcmurtry states that the history of the institution is so full of suggestive indicators such as dowries, inheritance, property, alliances and daughter sales. Mcmurty also believes that the vows that go with the marriage has many words that suggesting ownership. Such vowels make the marriage seem like a private property. Mcmurtry also believes having sexual ownership is being able to own your significant other like private property.
Discuss the reasons McMurtry gives for believing "[m]arriage is simply a form of private property."
ReplyDelete-McMurtry states the following four reasons he gives constitute state control of monogomous exclusive marriage is merely a form of private property. The principle that supports this is: "the maintenance by one man or woman of the effective right to exclude indefinitely all others from erotic access to the conjugal partner."
The first restriction sets up and enforces the right to exclude. The other three support this and allow no casual exception.
Additional considerations to support McMurtry's marriage ownership idea are: to end a consummated marriage if adultery is committed, it is imperative to ownership that the eventual marriage partner be a virgin, the marriage vows taken establish ownership by the language "take" "to have and to hold".
Describe the four principles that provide the basis for monogamy as a social control mechanism according to McMurtry.
ReplyDelete1. No married person may engage in any sexual relationship with any person whatever other than the marriage partner.
-McMurty also describes having sex with another person other than the person in a martial status as a norm in human nature, yet it can be very wrong when married which can lead to a divorce.
2. The number of partners involved in the marriage must be two and only two.
- When engaging in a partnership, there can only be two people entering into the marriage. Adultry is a causing factor of divorce.
3. The partners are required to enter a formal contractual relation.
by law both partners are requierd to sign a pertnership contract.
4. No person may participate in more than 1 marriage at a time or during a lifetime.
- McMurty suggests that this is a short cut to an divorce.