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Sex and Marriage in Utopian Communities in Nineteenth Century America Nineteenth-Century America Muncy, Raymond Lee Publisher:  Penguin, Maryland Year Published:  1973   Pages:  270pp   ISBN:  0-14-02-1860-2 Dewey:  335.02 Resource Type:  Book A look at original approaches to sex and marraige in the utopian communities of nineteenth-century America. Many of these communities abolished monogamy and individualism and sought ways of dealing with the sexual life of the group as a whole. Abstract:  Raymond Lee Muncy looks at the construction of norms of family life in communes. He explores new forms of marriage and living situations from various Utopian communities. Such forms range from celibacy to polygamy and free love. Many communes of people choose to live together in America to pool resources and make their own governing rules in anti-capitalist societies. These people reject the traditional idea of the family being made up of only blood and legal relatives. They choose to live together and consider one another family. Redefining the family, they smash down the walls separating their residences and their lives and share livelihoods collectively. This requires a different definition of the family because it is believed that monogamy promotes self-interest, as opposed to interest for the benefit of the community. The current social system is an artificial construction, according to Lee Muncy. In Sex and Marriage in Utopian Communities, he studies the various attempts to look at family structures in a different light and change our perceptions on what makes a family. Many different communes and their approaches to family life are explored. The communes are also studied to reveal their political, religious and ideological standpoints and how these relate to their ideas about sex and marriage. An historical report and a resource for the debate on the future of family life, this book is a detailed look at those groups experimenting with social norms. Many viewpoints are presented and explained in detail. In 16 chapters Lee Muncy reveals several attempts to replace the traditional family with a more human and natural alternative. [Abstract by Mia Manns] Topics Alternative Communities Alternative Lifestyles Alternative Sexual Lifestyles Communities Divorce Families Family Marriage Monogamy Mormons Non-monogamy Polygamy Religious Communities Sex/Abstinence from Sexual Behaviour Sexual Freedom Sexual Morality Sexuality Social Alternatives Socialism U.S. History Utopias Women's History Women's Issues Women's Issues/Family Women's Rights

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