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	Salon \| Monogamy
		In his tart and casually profound new book, "Monogamy" (Pantheon, not paginated), this London-based child psychotherapist and philosophical provocateur explores what we mean when we talk about fidelity and coupledom, and his musings are not for the emotionally faint of heart.
		Monogamy seems to me peculiarly difficult to talk about in a way that, as it were, moves the story on or modifies our ideas about it.
		It's simply to suggest that there's a sense in which, when we think about monogamy -- that is, when we think about a fundamental picture of a couple -- it evokes and provokes an awful lot of the things that matter most to us.
	www.salon.com /feb97/monogamy970219.html (2707 words)

	Monogamy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Monogamy is the custom or condition of having only one mate during a period of time.
		Monogamy is one of several mating systems observed in animals.
		The distinction between social monogamy, sexual monogamy, and genetic monogamy are important in the modern understanding of monogamy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Monogamy (783 words)

	Monogamy Myth
		The Monogamy Myth is the belief that monogamy is the norm in our society and that it is supported by society as a whole.
		Stricter monogamy and private property ownership worked together since the inheritance of the property was decidedly the children of the owner.
		According to the Monogamy Myth, society as a whole is supportive of monogamy and of people's efforts to remain monogamous, leading people to expect to have a monogamous marriage.
	www.polyorlando.org /html/monogamy_myth.htm (740 words)

	The Body: Monogamy
		Monogamy technically refers to the marriage of one man and one woman but is also widely used to refer to the practice of restricting sexual behavior to a single partner.
		Within the Judeo-Christian tradition, lifelong monogamy between a man and a woman within the bounds of marriage has been regarded as normative, with sexual infidelity described as sin and serving as sufficient rationale for the legal dissolution of the union.
		Studies have revealed that the practice of monogamy is not as common as its societal idealization would suggest within heterosexual marriages as well as in gay and lesbian partnerships.
	www.thebody.com /encyclo/monogamy.html (952 words)

	Monogamy, Sexual Equality, Marital Equality, and the Supreme Tribunal
		This method of establishing monogamy as the law of the Faith is one example of the process referred to in the introduction to the "Synopsis and Codification" whereby there is a progressive disclosure of the full meaning of the laws of the Faith as the Dispensation unfolds.
		She is particularly concerned about their continued desire to take more than one wife, and the fact that they felt constrained to follow the example of 'Abdu'l-Bahá rather than to obey the law in the Aqdas or act on the strength of belief in the equality of the sexes.
		He, therefore, introduced the question of monogamy gradually in accordance with the principles of wisdom and the progressive unfoldment of His purpose.
	www.safnet.com /bahai/uhj/monogamy.equality.html (2631 words)

	Monogamy
		Increasingly, ornithologists and behavioral ecologists have come to view monogamy as part of a "mixed" reproductive strategy in which matings may occur outside the primary pair bond, but both members of the pair still contribute substantially only to the care and feeding of the young from their own nest.
		Second, a few recent studies employing new techniques of genetic analysis have allowed investigators to determine whether one or both members of a pair are the parents of all of the nestlings or fledglings they are rearing.
		At the moment it is perhaps best simply to consider monogamy as a social pattern in which one male and one female associate during the breeding season, and not to make too many assumptions about fidelity or parentage.
	www.stanford.edu /group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Monogamy.html (634 words)

	Monogamy as a Prisoner's Dilemma: Non-Monogamy as a Collective Action Problem - Dr. J. Hughes
		For monogamy, this would imply that monogamy is a success since most people are monogamous until they switch partners, even if they do so every week.
		On the other hand, serial monogamy is clearly more problematic for those who hold with romantic ideas of romantic love, that binds (only) two souls forever, than serial polyamory is for those who are rejecting possessive relationships.
		Gary Becker has suggested that monogamy may have arisen as a means for poor and unattractive men to ensure that they have access to wives.
	www.changesurfer.com /Acad/Monogamy/Mono.html (4621 words)

	MONOGAMY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		However, the concept of monogamy is complex and monogamy has been defined in sometimes contradictory terms.
		Most definitions of monogamy, including those found in dictionaries, include references to the importance of sexual or mating exclusivity, by such definitions, monogamy is a mating system.
		In many species, monogamy also involves paternal investment in the defense of or care of offspring from a single female partner.
	instruct1.cit.cornell.edu /courses/bionb424/students/nzl1/MONOGAMY.htm (268 words)

	MONOGAMY - IS MONOGAMY OF GOD?
		Monogamy is not in anyway less holy than celibacy, but rather, to each according to his calling.
		The next evil of "should-be" monogamy is to license him with a divorce, for the "should-be" monogamy culture will not allow him to keep the first wife if he wills to take on another - a provision and a way out.
		This is a by-product of the "should-be" monogamy culture, which is a kind of serial monogamy that is not acceptable by God.
	www.patriarchywebsite.com /monogamy/mono-is.htm (2830 words)

	monogamy
		Monogamy means, literally, ''marriage to one [woman],'' and its contrastive term is polygamy, which means ''marriage to more than one [woman].'' I've added the word woman, in brackets, here because only men ever have the option of being married to more than one [woman].
		In general, because problems about monogamy and nonmonogamy appear to arise from the gendered constitution of sexual relations and personal identity, it may seem that their solution is for women to become stronger, more autonomous individuals, with a better-defined sense of who they are, independent of those to whom they relate.
		Critics of monogamy often found their arguments on the assumption of the power of underlying sexual drives, which people repress only to their detriment, or even which they are unable to repress at all (McMurtry 1984, 112 and 115).
	www.msu.edu /~hypatia/monogamy.htm (5873 words)

	ADULT Monogamy: hardwood or softwood? Love, Sex and Natural Selection, A MUST READ website for all mating mammals.
		Lasting monogamy, it seemed, was natural for us, just as it was for geese, swans and the other winged creatures that have filled our language with such labels as "lovebirds" and "lovey-dovey." Family values, even the experts said, were in our genes.
		The upshot of this is that economic inequality is monogamy's worst enemy.
		Monogamy is threatened not just by poverty in an absolute sense but also by the relative wealth of the rich.
	www.king.igs.net /~rogersk/mono.htm (7074 words)

	Gay Monogamy Mainpage
		I was favorably impressed by H H Danavir Gosvami's article "Chaste Harlots" and I would like to express to him my appreciation for the way Maharaja supported his article strictly on the basis of guru, sastra, and sadhu.
		The contention of HH Hridayananda Goswami Maharaja is that homosexual devotees be allowed to stay together with a partner of their choice, as a heterosexual couple would stay together in the grhasta asrama.
		There are a lot of letters coming about Gay Monogamy, and I haven't had time to answer the ones that have problems, so I'd like to put down a few ground rules for the discussion.
	www.dipika.org /mainpages/discussions/gay_monogamy.htm (1444 words)

	Talk:Monogamy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Since monogamy is a term that applies to sexual relationships in the animal kingdom (wolves, swans, etc.) in general, and only in a specific context to marriage, I'm of the opinion that the article should begin with the biological and then give the social example.
		When people use "monogamy" to compare and contrast different animal species (including human beings), on the other hand, they are not intersted in cultural institutions (obviously, many other ansimal species do not have culture, as anthropologists define it); rather, they are comparing and contrasting mating practices.
		Finally, a person doing research on monogamy should be made aware that people disagree about the value of monogamy, and that person may not visit the other articles challenging monogamy (e.g., their school report is on monogamy and not swinging or polyamory).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Monogamy (3373 words)

	Monogamy, Sexual Equality, Marital Equality, and the Supreme Tribunal
		Miss xxxx explains that her questions arise from her desire "to understand the Bahá'í concept of equality of the sexes in light of some Bahá'í laws and history which 'appear' to undermine it".
		Ferraby states that "Bahá'u'lláh enjoins all to be chaste, especially women." In addition, it should be pointed out that Ferraby cites a general passage from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh which underlines the importance of each person leading "a chaste and godly life".
		It should also be borne in mind that Bahá'u'lláh envisages the possibility for specific conditions to be laid down and agreed upon by the parties prior to their marriage.
	bahai-library.com /?file=uhj_equality_monogamy_uhj.html (2812 words)

	DearPeggy.com - The Monogamy Myth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Monogamy Myth was originally published in 1989, with a revised edition in 1998, and a third edition in 2003—14 years after the first publication.
		Three years after The Monogamy Myth was first published, I developed breast cancer-and I was able to draw on my earlier experience in several ways: first, I felt no need to keep it secret, and being able to openly discuss it allowed me to gain invaluable information and support.
		The assumptions about monogamy supported by the Monogamy Myth have made it extremely difficult for most couples in a committed relationship to openly discuss the subjects of monogamy, sexual attraction to others, and outside affairs.
	www.dearpeggy.com /myth.html (5872 words)

	Theoretical Primatology Project: Book Reviews
		They suggest that one evolutionary route to social monogamy in mammals involves reduction of the costs associated with polygyny, that is, the costs of male-male competition, and the benefit to males of mate guarding and maintaining a reproductive relationship with their partner across multiple breeding seasons.
		It is clear that there are many roads to social monogamy and that both males and females may engage in alternative mating strategies, such as polygyny, under certain social-ecological conditions in the majority of these otherwise monogamous species.
		The factors that drove the cultural evolution (e.g., change in marriage rules), so to speak, of socially-imposed monogamy are debated but may include the benefit of increasing the size of competitive in-groups by reducing reproductive variance across males, or the benefits of biparental investment during the demographic shift.
	www.robertwilliams.org /tpp/reviews/DGeary-rev.html (1055 words)

	DearPeggy.com - Questions about Monogamy and Extramarital (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Also, the belief that society as a whole is supportive of monogamy (and of people's efforts to remain monogamous) leads people to expect to have a monogamous marriage.
		No, monogamy is not outdated; the problem is that we no longer have real support for monogamy in our society.
		A strange (sad) footnote: It's possible that there will be more monogamy in the future (even without better educating the public about the reality of affairs)—only due to the fact that marriages are lasting a shorter and shorter time period and people may be better able to maintain monogamy for those shorter periods.
	www.dearpeggy.com /monogamy.html (1529 words)

	Is monogamy going out of style? - Lifestyles Jet - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		"Monogamy becomes a part of any committed relationship once a couple state that they will be faithful to each other," he says.
		Married or single, monogamy is a debatable subject that differs for each individual.
		New York art director Keith Purvis believes that monogamy is not an instinctual act; it's something that men and women elect to do on their own will.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1355/is_7_104/ai_106514449 (890 words)

	Does Monogamy Matter?: Page 1
		Monogamy was just one part, one means, of ownership of women.
		Monogamy is one way of expressing a loving relationship.
		Monogamy does require the occasional sacrifice, and it alone cannot assure a solid relationship, but as anyone who has ever suffered jealousy knows, a couple risks ending their relationship as a consequence of involvement with others.
	www.gracecathedral.org /enrichment/talk/tal_19990413_p01.shtml (1040 words)

	Monogamy - A Spiritual Teachers Perspective
		Someone once said to me, that they thought monogamy was a screwed up concept that was a result of the shame around sexuality that has been so strong in Western Civilization.
		That the only people I knew who could be sexual a lot with a lot of different partners, either were using drugs and alcohol, or were acting out addictively because of their emotional wounding.
		Monogamy was originally published online March 30, 2003 on Robert's Inner Child/Codependency Recovery page on the Suite101.com Directory.
	joy2meu.com /Monogamy.html (1868 words)

	monogamy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		For these three, arguably solid reasons, I believed that monogamy was important to me. My plan, however, wasn't to solidify my stance on monogamy, but moreso to thoroughly test it.
		The reason I valued monogamy in the first place, and the reason my stomach tied in knots when I considered sleeping with someone else, was that I had been taught to feel that way.
		It gives both people in the relationship a chance to really consider whether monogamy is for them, and allows them to build a relationship tailored to their specific wants and needs.
	www.personal.psu.edu /students/b/a/bak222/monog.htm (2314 words)

	ABC News: Could Monogamy Gene Combat Infidelity?
		Scientists are now focusing on a "monogamy gene" in vole mice, or field mice, which is said to promote monogamous behavior.
		According to Fisher, when the non-monogamous meadow vole was injected with the monogamy gene from its close cousin the prairie vole, there was a noticeable change in its behavior.
		The monogamy gene is broken down into three parts — lust, romance and attachment — and in some cases these three don't work together.
	abcnews.go.com /GMA/Health/story?id=970035&page=1 (402 words)

	Amazon.ca: Monogamy: Books: Adam Phillips (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		At 216 words, this review is longer than many of the aphorisms coined by Adam Phillips in Monogamy, his collection of thoughts on the coupled condition.
		Ever the psychoanalyst, Phillips reveals the triangles lurking in every couple, whether it be husband and wife or parent and child, proving that pure dyads do not really exist.
		Monogamy, suggests English psychoanalyst Phillips in this iconoclastic meditation, is-like infidelity-a compulsion rooted in our need for hope and reassurance.
	www.amazon.ca /Monogamy-Adam-Phillips/dp/0679442642 (905 words)

	The Happy Husband: Monogamy vs. infidelity
		In fact, the question "Is monogamy in man's nature" is for the most part rhetorical, with its real point being the implication that men in general desire multiple sexual partners and ought to be able to fulfill that desire without all the judgment and moralizing they would get from religious types.
		Because monogamy is about more than sex, and it is the only condition in which a man can be truly sexually satisfied.
		My other reasons are spiritual and basically boil down to "Monogamy is what God always intended for us." But that's for another post.
	www.atimelikethis.net /2004/10/monogamy-vs-infidelity.html (425 words)

	Monogamy - Cambridge University Press
		Social monogamy is a complex, multi-faceted phenomenon that does not always correspond with reproductive monogamy, so a paired male may not necessarily be raising his own offspring.
		Mate guarding and the evolution of social monogamy in mammals Peter N. Brotherton and Petr E. Komers; 4.
		Social and reproductive monogamy in rodents: the case of the Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat (Hypogeomys antimena) Simone Sommer; 8.
	www.cambridge.org /catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521525772 (649 words)

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