Talk:Polygamy
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Could somebody who knows where to find suitable references please add something to this article about the people involved? It presently defines the terms, and sets a historic background. I would like to read about the motivations and feelings of the participants - how does a Mormon woman react when her husband decides to take a second wife? How are the household duties divided? Are the wives typically of similar age to each other and their husband, or is one much younger or older? --Scott 04:47, 20 March 2007 (EDT)
- I think the problem you will encounter, in looking for how people feel in these situations, is that people feel very differently in these situations. Some feel they are fulfilling a religious obligation, some feel betrayed, some feel relived, and some feel abused. It depends on the individuals involved. At best we can generalize, and say most feel X. But, because sociology is a relatively new discipline and since such arrangements are illegal most places today, there is little to no data from which to extrapolate. So I suspect that it will be hard if not impossible to find appropriately verifiable evidence to support general claims about the feelings of those involved. I certainly couldn’t find any—however, if you (or anyone else can) I’d be very interested to see it.--Reginod 09:41, 20 March 2007 (EDT)
- Perhaps I should have asked what the Church said they should feel. The demographic statistics and the official Mormon teaching might well survive, even if we can't quote newspaper interviews with any first wives. --Scott 10:14, 20 March 2007 (EDT)
- I think the problem you will encounter, in looking for how people feel in these situations, is that people feel very differently in these situations. Some feel they are fulfilling a religious obligation, some feel betrayed, some feel relived, and some feel abused. It depends on the individuals involved. At best we can generalize, and say most feel X. But, because sociology is a relatively new discipline and since such arrangements are illegal most places today, there is little to no data from which to extrapolate. So I suspect that it will be hard if not impossible to find appropriately verifiable evidence to support general claims about the feelings of those involved. I certainly couldn’t find any—however, if you (or anyone else can) I’d be very interested to see it.--Reginod 09:41, 20 March 2007 (EDT)