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Definition of Serial monogamy
1. Noun. A succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces).
Definition of Serial monogamy
1. Noun. The practice of having a succession of (especially short) marital or sexual relationships with individual people. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Serial Monogamy
Literary usage of Serial monogamy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On the Right Lines: The Next Centre-right in the British Isles by Perri 6 (1998)
"While many remain monogamous throughout parenthood and even throughout life,
growing numbers are choosing serial monogamy ..."
2. The Mosaic of Learning: Schools and Teachers for the Next Century by David H. Hargreaves (1994)
"... serial occupations (with or without serial monogamy). A change of job at
regular points serves as a renewal and reinvigoration, as many find. ..."
3. Fertility: Current South African Issues of Poverty, HIV/AIDS & Youth ...by Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Dept. of Social Development, Human Sciences Research Council (Hsre by Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Dept. of Social Development, Human Sciences Research Council (Hsre (2004)
"Farmer (1995) notes how poverty affects monogamous sexual unions in Haiti, forcing
women with dependants into patterns of serial monogamy in a quest to find ..."
4. The Proposal: Giving Marriage Back to the People by Helen Wilkinson (1997)
"... recognise that cohabitation is simply an alternative lifestyle choice, that
serial monogamy is the norm and positively extol the virtues of single life. ..."
5. WMD Machete by Mark Plimsoll (2006)
"The male human's catholic promiscuity, even when called serial monogamy, reveals
an ambition for multiple partners. The universal fantasy of male sexuality ..."
6. Educator Supply and Demand in the South African Public Education System ...by L.C. Simbayi, K Peltzer, O. Shisana, Human Sciences Research Council, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South African Medical Research Council by L.C. Simbayi, K Peltzer, O. Shisana, Human Sciences Research Council, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South African Medical Research Council (2005)
"The messages should not only be about using condoms, faithfulness and abstaining
but should increasingly address the issues of serial monogamy, HIV testing ..."
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