The Only Society in World History Without Marriage

"We know of only one society in world history that did not make marriage a central way of organizing social and personal life, the Na people of China. With that exception, marriage has been, in one form or another, a universal social institution throughout recorded history."  

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From Marriage: A History, by Stephanie Coontz

 

I'm becoming incredibly obsessed with this book. It's simply fascinating.