Married Life

Compares five different marriages in five different societies to point out that marriage takes many forms and is, in many respects, dependent upon where one lives. Shows a wife with three husbands in the Himalayas, a couple in an affluent English community, a man with three wives in New Guinea, a man with two wives in Botswana, and a young couple in Lancashire, England. Interviews the married couples and discusses the roles assigned to men and women in each society.

More in Family of Man Series

  1. Children 1970
  2. Married Life 1970

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, description, catalog record