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English
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"What's Love Got to Do with It?" : Earthly Experience of Celestial Marriage, Past and Present
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Modern Polygamy in the United States : Historical, Cultural, and Legal Issues
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New York, NY
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Oxford University Press
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185-207
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While the media and pop culture portray polygamy as "all about sex" and demeaning to women, both Bennion and Carrie Miles, in another chapter in this section, suggest an alternative view of polygamy. Many polygamous women find support from the other women in their families. Using a social exchange model derived from economics, Miles is able to show ways in which polygamy can be viewed as beneficial by polygamous wives. When examined from the view of social exchange, she argues that polygamy is neither sexually exploitive nor denigrating. [Editors' summary]