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100 1 _aLetourneau, Ch.
_q(Charles),
_d1831-1902
245 1 4 _aThe Evolution of Marriage and of the Family
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aThe contemporary science series [13]
500 _aRelease date is 2022-03-30
508 _aTurgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Evolution of Marriage and of the Family" by Ch. Letourneau is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book explores the origins and development of marriage and family structures, drawing comparisons from both human and animal behavior to provide insights into this fundamental societal institution. At the start of the book, the author lays out the scientific approach he will take in examining marriage and family, asserting that these constructs have evolved from simpler forms of social organization present in the animal kingdom. He discusses the biological underpinnings of marriage, asserting that human sexual behavior is rooted in basic biological and physiological processes that can be observed in other species. By framing marriage as a social response to biological drives and needs, Letourneau makes the case for understanding human relationships through the lens of evolutionary biology, thereby setting the stage for a broader discussion of marriage and family dynamics in various cultures and periods. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Walter Scott, Ltd., 1891
653 _aMarriage
653 _aFamilies
830 0 _aThe contemporary science series [13]
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/evolutionofmarri00letorich
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67739
999 _c108561
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