Working-class marriage under capitalism In setting the stage for an examination of working-class marriage in the epoch of capitalist society,…
Sexual repression as an instrument of class domination The ruling classes of the early state societies had written legal codes…
Same-sex love and ‘marriage’ in pre-capitalist class society In Part 12 of this series we dealt with manifestations of same-sex…
Patriarchal heterosexual marriage under slavery & feudalism In her well-researched book, “Marriage, a History,” Stephanie Coontz suggests that one of…
Marriage comes under control of the state The widespread employment of agricultural production in certain areas of the planet generated…
Did communal society survive Europe’s Agricultural Revolution? Was there a golden age of woman-centered peace and plenty during the Neolithic…
Women were the first slaves Part 18 of this series dealt generally with the historic innovation of private property, specifically…
The ‘Privatization’ of Marriage Where did the innovation of private property — a concept totally alien to foraging and hunting…
From matrilineal clan to patriarchy — Feasting as an instrument for deepening social inequality The dissolution of the matrilineal clan…
Social tensions facilitate transition from matrilineal clan to patriarchy Lewis Henry Morgan used the Darwinian concept of “natural selection” to…