Success and failure among polygamous families: The experience of wives, husbands and children

Article Abstract:

Members of 10 polygamous families consisting of 1 husband, 2 wives and children in a Bedouin Arab town in the south of Israel were interviewed to investigate polygamy. Findings suggest that polygamy in both well-functioning and poor families is painful, particularly to wives but there are other points which enable family members to function well like maintaining an attitude of respect toward the other wife and allowing open communication among all siblings and the other mother.

Israel, Surveys, Domestic relations, Family relations, Polygamy, Survey

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Negotiated nonmonogamy and male couples

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The issue of sexual exclusivity and nonexclusivity within male couples is explored considering the clinical and cultural challenges of the therapists. It is suggested that the therapists must recognize the discomfort levels the male couples have about homosexuality and love between men, and engage couples in conversation that would help them decide for themselves whether sexual exclusivity or nonexclusivity is functional or dysfunctional for the relationship.

Management dynamics, Management, Family psychotherapy, Family counseling, Company business management, Gay men, Gay couples, Monogamy

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To rebuild lives: A longitudinal study of the influences of the holocaust on relationships among three generations of women in one family

Article Abstract:

An analysis of the life stories of three generations of women within a family headed by a holocaust survivor is presented. The relationships of the women in these three generations, both with significant others and with each other is examined, the processes of development and changes in these relationships over 12 years is traced and the social and methodological implications of the study are discussed.

Women, Influence, Family, Interpersonal relations, Holocaust literature, Sandwich generation

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