promiscuity; communal marriage; group marriage
Anthropological or sociological term for non-exclusive sexual relations or marriage forms. Often contrasted with 乱婚 (らんこん).
See also: 乱婚 (らんこん)
mixed marriage; interracial marriage; miscegenation
Refers to marriage between people of different races or ethnicities. The term 雑婚 can carry a dated or technical nuance; modern contexts often use 国際結婚 or 異人種間結婚.
Promiscuity is studied as one form of marriage in primitive societies.
Before the war, there was strong prejudice against mixed marriage in Japan.