I am interested why this practice is so very rare and currently diminishing even among the groups which practice it. I ve found that because of the mature of the marriages, this is not always the case. In conclusion, I am interested in Study ing from both a sociobiological and a cultural standpoint the phenomenon of family structures. I am intrigued by the types of marital unions that many different communities practice and therefor the types of power structures that are involved. From preliminary research on many of these three issues, I have found that much of the data is leaning toward explaining these constructions as cultural rather than sociobiologically.
Methodology is an important aspect of researching a subject.
The way in which one asks questions may slant and argument in one direction over another and can also influence many surveys for data that the researcher wants to prove rather than nondiscriminantly acquiring data. First, I have done quite a bit of research on different types of family structures and how power manifests itself under each of these models. I would like to do more. The Journal of Comparative Family Studies has been immensely helpful as well as different anthropology journals in finding examples of different types of family structures and the lifestyles that come with them. Second, I need to do more research on inheritance of power whether it be monetary, status or other that is passed down through these different types of family structures.