group marriages
Multi-spouse unions
Group marriage is a marital arrangement in which three or more people are all considered spouses to one another, rather than a couple plus additional partners.
The term appears in anthropological discussions of kinship systems and in debates about alternative family structures: The commune practiced group marriage, with all adults sharing parental responsibilities.
Rare in practice and unrecognized legally in most jurisdictions.
Consensual multiple romantic relationships
- triadGroup of three
- quadEnclosed campus lawn
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
boundaries · commitment · fidelity · primary partner · ethical non-monogamy · intimacy · trust · negotiation
One female, several mates
- polygynyMultiple simultaneous wives
- polygamyMultiple concurrent spouses
- kinshipState of being related
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
tribe · ethnography · cultural relativism · lineage · matrilineal · patrilineal · exogamy · endogamy
Shared-living community
- intentional communityPlanned values-based residential collective
- collectiveJointly organized group
- cohabitationDwelling together unmarried
- free loveUnstructured romantic and sexual bonds
communal living · kibbutz · co-parenting · utopian · cooperatives · domestic arrangement
Illegal second marriage
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- civil unionLegal spousal alternative
- legal statusOne's position in law
- family lawJurisprudence of households
custody · inheritance · legitimacy · marital rights · criminalization · decriminalization · spousal rights · domestic partnership
Cultural or social prohibition
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- normativeSetting behavioral standards
- moresBinding social standards
- social acceptanceBeing welcomed by peers
controversy · alternative lifestyle · counterculture · conservative · progressive · public opinion · media portrayal
polyamory
Consensual multiple romantic relationships
communication · boundaries · commitment · fidelity · primary partner · ethical non-monogamy · intimacy · trust · negotiation · scheduling
polyandry
One female, several mates
clan · tribe · ethnography · cultural relativism · lineage · matrilineal · patrilineal · exogamy · endogamy · bride price
commune
Shared-living community
- intentional communityPlanned values-based residential collective
- collectiveJointly organized group
- cohabitationDwelling together unmarried
free love · communal living · kibbutz · co-parenting · utopian · cooperatives · domestic arrangement
bigamy
Illegal second marriage
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- civil unionLegal spousal alternative
- legal statusOne's position in law
family law · custody · inheritance · legitimacy · marital rights · criminalization · decriminalization · spousal rights · domestic partnership · consent
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
social acceptance · controversy · alternative lifestyle · counterculture · conservative · progressive · public opinion · media portrayal
group marriagessinglehood
Unmarried state
celibacy · solitary life · bachelorhood · spinsterhood · nuclear family
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