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  2. Sister exchange - Wikipedia

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    Chart of sister exchange marriage type. Triangle = male, circle = female. Colours represent descent groups. Sister exchange is a type of marriage agreement where two sets of siblings marry each other. In order to get married, a man needs to persuade his sister to marry the bride's brother.

  3. Exchange of women - Wikipedia

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    Marriage licence; Marriage certificate; ... The exchange of women is an element of alliance theory — the ... Placement marriage; Raptio; Sister exchange, ...

  4. Tongyangxi - Wikipedia

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    A tongyangxi and her child husband on their wedding day, Republican Era. A tongyangxi marriage certificate from the Ming dynasty (1588). Tongyangxi (traditional Chinese: 童養媳; simplified Chinese: 童养媳; pinyin: tóngyǎngxí), also known as Shim-pua marriage in Min Nan (Chinese: 媳婦仔; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-pū-á or sim-pū-á; and in phonetic Hokkien transcription using Chinese ...

  5. Types of marriages - Wikipedia

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    The type, functions, and characteristics of marriage vary from culture to culture, and can change over time. In general there are two types: civil marriage and religious marriage, and typically marriages employ a combination of both (religious marriages must often be licensed and recognized by the state, and conversely civil marriages, while not sanctioned under religious law, are nevertheless ...

  6. Alliance theory - Wikipedia

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    Restricted exchange structures are generally quite uncommon. The second form of exchange within elementary structures is called generalised exchange, meaning that a man can only marry either his MBD (matrilateral cross-cousin marriage) or his FZD (patrilateral cross-cousin marriage). This involves an asymmetric exchange between at least three ...

  7. “Sister Wives”' Janelle Brown Recalls 'Short-Lived' Marriage ...

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    Following her split from Barber in 1990 after two years of marriage, Janelle went to wed Kody in 1993, becoming his second wife in their plural marriage. Fellow sister wives Christine and Robyn ...

  8. “Sister Wives”' Meri Reads the Text She Sent Kody After ...

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    Meri Brown is sharing new details surrounding her decision to terminate her three-decades-long marriage to Kody Brown.. The businesswoman, 53, candidly discussed the couple's spiritual separation ...

  9. File:Sister exchange no sister.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: When a man does not have a sister available for marriage, he can borrow a classificatory sister from the same patrilineal group Triangle = male, circle = female. Colours represent moieties Colours represent moieties