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Monogamy or moderate polygynymay have also been an adaptation intimes of deseases.
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What is the female equivalent of polygyny?
The female equivalent of polygyny is polyandry. It is defined as a woman with more than one husband.
Which word has the most Y'S IN IT?
polygyny
What is The most common form of marriage across cultures?
polygyny
When the Mormons first established their settlement in Utah they would be classified a counterculture because of their belief in polygyny?
In Utah, they were not counterculture, because everyone living in Utah when the Mormons first moved there accepted polygyny.
What is polyandy?
It is a type of polygamy when a woman has multiple husbands. The opposite is polygyny and is more common than polyandry.
Are horses monogomous or polygyny?
Horses are Polygyny in their breeding style. A stallion will mate with any mare in his harem that is in heat, and will try to steal mares from other stallions. A mare typically only mates with the current band stallion, but may wander off and breed with another available stallion.
What do you call a practice of one wife?
monogamy. two wives is bigamy/ polygyny two husbands is bigamy/ polyandry
How much of the world's population practice polygamy?
Approximately 84% of the world's population live in countries where polygamy is legally recognized or has a cultural acceptance. However, the actual percentage of people practicing polygamy is estimated to be lower, with around 2% to 5% of men worldwide involved in polygamous relationships.
Does polyandry and polygyny involve marriage of mix cultures and races?
in polygramy How about if 2 husbands wish to have the wife same time/night
Does the main sacred writing of Islam allow polygamy or polygyny?
yes i think that the main sacred writing of Islam allow ploygamy
Is polygyne present in pastoral society?
For most modern westerners their nearest contact with polygyny will be through what they have read of Biblical society: Abraham, David and Jacob all had multiple wives. So clearly pastoral societies had polygyny. In fact it is mainly pastoral and early agricultural societies which show polygyny. The extreme wealth imbalance which begins with managed farming make it easy for a rich man to acquire and support multiple wives, while the relative porosity of nomad foraging cultures limit the development of polygyny there. (A nomad wife who doesn't want to continue with her polygynous marriage finds it much easier to join a different band than a pastoral wife would). Opposition to polygyny - in fact to all polygamy - tends to begin when city-based cultures allow a greater diffusion of wealth, so that there is always a moderately wealthy and moderately powerful middle class without the means to maintain multiple wives, but with the social leverage to extend their disadvantage to the society as a whole.
What does a plural marriage mean?
Plural marriage means polygamy or polygyny. Basically, it can mean, for example, having more than one wife.
