Abstract

OLIVEIRA ROTONDANO, Ricardo. Culture and ethics in family formation: polygamy and its repression in the West. Rev. Bioética y Derecho [online]. 2016, n.38, pp.87-99. ISSN 1886-5887.  https://dx.doi.org/10.1344/rbd2016.38.17047.

Christian culture is built as the predominant cultural model in the west. This assertion take effect in various social fields -for example, in the family. The western family eminently follows the model of monogamous life, as typical christian entity. However, a significant portion of western countries just restricting other forms of family unit, as in relation to polygamous model. One should fight any form of suppression of minority cultures, in respect to the principle of freedom and plural coexistence principles of democratic states.

Keywords : culture; democracy; ethic; family; poligamy.

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