Society of Iboma: Difference between revisions

People in Iboma do not have the same system of social relationships as people in other nations. This is most evident in intimate partnerships. The social norms which these relationships produce eschew typical values surrounding the notion of families, parenthood and marriage. Ibomians have four types of intimate relationships that are seldom shared by the same individual:

 

 

* '''Birthing partnerships:''' When people, usually females, want to have a child, they select a male partner on the basis of physical, emotional, intellectual and mental traits that will be most optimal for their offspring. The sole purpose of this arrangement is to produce children. This can be likened to sperm and ovum donors in other nations.