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GCSE Sociology · key term
Being married to only one person at a time.
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Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Family forms, diversity and relationshipsMonogamy means being married to one person at a time. For example, two people married only to each other are in a monogamous marriage. It does not mean that someone must have only one spouse throughout their whole life.
Component 1
Being married to one person at a time.
Polygamy is the umbrella term; polygyny and polyandry are its two forms. Serial monogamy involves successive partners, not several spouses at the same time.
Distinguish polygamy from serial monogamy: several spouses at the same time versus successive marriages with one spouse at a time.
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Monogamy means being married to one person at a time. It is the accepted legal form of marriage in the UK. The term describes the number of spouses, not their gender.
