AC1.2 - How laws vary from culture to culture Flashcards
Explain the social construction of criminality
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Definition of bigamy
A
the offence of marrying someone while already married to another person
2
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Definition of Polygamy
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the custom of having more than one wife/husband
Polygamy is legal in 58 countries, mostly in Muslim-majority countries in Africa and Asia
Polyandry is illegal in almost every country - some small tribed or small societies
3
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Example of laws changing by religion - Polygamy
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Religion - the Qur’an permits Muslim men to take up to 4 wives, Mormons - practiced polygamy up until 1890’s
4
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polygamy
Examples of laws changing by tradition -
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Polygamy has traditionally been practiced in some African societies, though it has sharply declined in recent decades
