英语翻译OmnigamyTheNewKinshipSystemAhaplessBritishcabinetministerresponsibleforthehaplessUKtelephonesystemoncecomplainedthatthemorephonesinstalledinhiscountry,themorethereweretocall,andsothedemandforphonesincreased

　　英语翻译

　　Omnigamy

　　TheNewKinshipSystem

　　AhaplessBritishcabinetministerresponsible

　　forthehaplessUKtelephonesystemoncecomplainedthatthemorephones

　　installedinhiscountry,themorethereweretocall,andsothedemandfor

　　phonesincreased:supplycreatesdemand.Somewhatthesamethingishappening

　　withmarriageinAmerica.Themoredivorcesthereare,themoreexperiencedmarriers

　　exist,readytoremarry–andmanydo.Thedivorceratehasjumped250percent

　　inthepast21years;about80percentoftheformerlymarriedremarry.With

　　eachnewmarriage,theparentsandchildreninvolvedacquireawholenewsetof

　　relatives,friends,andassociations—ineffect,theystretchtheirkinship

　　system.Manypeoplearemarriedtopeoplewhohavebeenmarriedtootherpeople

　　whoarenowmarried,buttowhomsomebodyhaslikelybeenmarried.Oursociety,

　　oncebasedontheprincipleofsolidmonogamyuntildeath,hasshiftedtowarda

　　patternofserialpolygamy,inwhichpeopleexperiencemorethanonespouse,if

　　onlyoneatatime.Thusweappeartobemovingtoanewandimprecisesystemwe

　　mightcallomnigamy,inwhicheachwillbemarriedtoall.