When did the word marriage first appear in English?
The word marriage appeared around 1300, borrowed from Old French and ultimately tracing to the Latin term for married.
Questions about Marriage
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What is Edvard Westermarck's definition of marriage from 1891?
Edvard Westermarck defined it in 1891 as a more or less durable connection between male and female lasting beyond the mere act of propagation till after the birth of the offspring.
Which societies show a correlation between intensive plough agriculture and monogamy?
Jack Goody's comparative study found a strong correlation between intensive plough agriculture, dowry, and monogamy in Eurasian societies from Japan to Ireland.
How many societies recorded frequent polygyny in the Ethnographic Atlas?
The Ethnographic Atlas recorded 588 societies with frequent polygyny out of 1,231 noted societies.
When was child marriage made illegal under the Child Marriage Restraint Act of 1929?
This practice was made illegal under the Child Marriage Restraint Act of 1929 in rural areas of India where parents arrange weddings sometimes even before the child is born.
Until what year were laws banning race-mixing enforced in Nazi Germany?
Laws banning race-mixing were enforced in Nazi Germany from 1935 until 1945.