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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.


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Why does anthropology place monogamy and polygyny in different subcategories?

Anthropology distinguishes between monogamy and polygyny because they represent different mating patterns with unique cultural, social, and evolutionary implications. Monogamy involves a partnership between two individuals, while polygyny involves one male with multiple females. By categorizing them separately, anthropologists can better understand the diverse range of mating practices across cultures and societies.


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Are horses monogomous or polygyny?

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What do you call a practice of one wife?

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Does polyandry and polygyny involve marriage of mix cultures and races?

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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.


Having more than one wife at a time is called?

This is known as polygyny and is actually illegal in the USA