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 +"The growth of the idea of [[property]], and the rise of [[monogamy]], furnished motives sufficiently powerful to demand and obtain [a] change in order to bring children into the [[gens]] of their father, and into a participation in the [[inheritance]] of his estate. Monogamy assured the [[Paternity (law) |paternity]] of children; which was unknown when the gens was instituted, and the exclusion of children from the inheritance was no longer possible. "--from [[Lewis H. Morgan]]'s ''[[Ancient Society]]''.
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-'''Monogamy''' is the custom or condition of having only one mate in a [[relationship]], thus forming a [[couple]]. The word monogamy comes from the Greek word ''monos'', which means one or alone, and the Greek word ''gamos'', which means marriage or union. [[Serial monogamy]] is having no more than one sexual partner at a time but allows for multiple partners in a lifetime. In western culture [[serial monogamy]] is common with individuals before they start a family, due to divorce rates. The opposite of monogamy is [[polygamy]].+'''Monogamy''' is a form of [[sexual]] bonding involving a permanent [[pair bond]] between two beings. The word monogamy comes from the Greek word ''[[monos]]'', which means one or [[alone]], and the Greek word ''[[gamos]]'', which means [[marriage]] or [[union]]. [[Serial monogamy]] is having no more than one sexual partner at a time but allows for multiple partners in a lifetime. In western culture [[serial monogamy]] is common with individuals before they start a family, due to divorce rates. The opposite of monogamy is [[polygamy]].
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 +* [[Affair]]
 +* [[Animal sexuality]]
 +* [[Cohabitation]]
 +* [[Cuckold]]
 +* [[Divorce]]
 +* [[Free love]]
 +* [[Group marriage]]
 +* [[Human bonding]]
 +* [[Hypergamy|Hypergamy - 'marrying up']]
 +* [[Jealousy]]
 +* [[Marriage]]
 +* [[Mating system]]
 +* [[Monogamy in Christianity]]
 +* [[Non-monogamy]]
 +:* [[Open marriage]]
 +:* [[Polyamory]]
 +:* [[Polyfidelity]]
 +:* [[Polygamy]]
 +* [[Pair bonding]]
 +* [[Psychology of sexual monogamy]]
 +* [[Sexual conflict]]
 +* [[Sexual revolution]]
 +* [[Swinging]]
 +* [[Value of monogamy]]
 +</div>
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"The growth of the idea of property, and the rise of monogamy, furnished motives sufficiently powerful to demand and obtain [a] change in order to bring children into the gens of their father, and into a participation in the inheritance of his estate. Monogamy assured the paternity of children; which was unknown when the gens was instituted, and the exclusion of children from the inheritance was no longer possible. "--from Lewis H. Morgan's Ancient Society.

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Monogamy is a form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings. The word monogamy comes from the Greek word monos, which means one or alone, and the Greek word gamos, which means marriage or union. Serial monogamy is having no more than one sexual partner at a time but allows for multiple partners in a lifetime. In western culture serial monogamy is common with individuals before they start a family, due to divorce rates. The opposite of monogamy is polygamy.

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