On Wednesday 11 Mar 2009 6:46:40 pm Ingrid wrote: > maternity is usually a provable fact. paternity, without DNA testing, a > claim. > this is not a significant issue when resources and responsibilities are > jointly owned or shared by a tribe/clan/commune/kibbutz/joint family. > it is also not an issue once private property is institutionalised when > property is handed down the maternal line. > it only becomes an issue when a) there is private property to be > inherited/bequeathed and b) this is done down the paternal line since the > risk of a 'cuckoo in the nest' kicks in. > from a female perspective the upside to monogamy is not being left alone to > raise the offspring in which she has invested greater genetic, time and > effort resources than the sperm donor has. communal living and resource > sharing arrangements address this more or less adequately. > all the hunter-gatherer/pastoral communities i'm aware of fit this pattern > i.e. they are polygamous/polyandrous and do not have severe proscriptions > against what monogamous cultures term promiscuity. > hence my conclusion.
Very interesting. Thanks. shiv
