Polygyny – the practice of having multiple wives – has existed since ancient times and is still practiced in many countries throughout the world. In We Want for Our Sisters What We Want for Ourselves, Dr. Patricia Dixon (aka Dr. Ra Heter) argues that the practice is one the African American community should consider adopting as well. According to Dixon, the concept of monogamy was spread by Christianity and created an unrealistic and romanticized notion of marriage that leaves many women, especially African American women, unfulfilled, and unsupported. She offers many reasons to support polygyny, most importantly, the shortage of available African American men. Through extensive interviews, she offers an insider’s look at polygynous marriages, showing readers its benefits and disadvantages, interpersonal dynamics, how financial, sexual, and parental responsibilities are determined, and the legal, moral, and cultural challenges that must be overcome to make polygynous marriage possible within American society.
Innehållsförteckning
Note to the Revised Second Edition
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1.
Monogamy Only: The Trappings of Eurocentrism?
Chapter 2.
Polygyny
Chapter 3.
A Shortage of African American Men: Myth or Reality?
Chapter 4.
One Who Starts A Revolt When He Learns
In A Place Where God Teaches Man:
A Conversation With Trenyaae Bondojia
Chapter 5.
Divine Marriage: African Hebrew Israelite Women In Polygyny
Chapter 6.
Ausar Auset Society: Women In Polygyny
Chapter 7.
African American Muslim Women In Polygyny
Chapter 8.
Stepping Up: Men With Multiple Wives
Chapter 9.
Comparative Summary of The Three Communities
Chapter 10.
Polygyny: A Viable Alternative For African American Women?
Chapter 11.
Removing The Veil
References
Om författaren
Dr. Patricia Dixon (aka Ra Heter) served as an Associate Professor in African American Studies at Georgia State University where she developed and taught courses on relationships, marriage, and family and women. She is the author of several books and is the co-founder of Universal Consciousness, Inc. (UCI)Websites:
www.universalconsciousnessinc.org.
www.relationshipstalk.com
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