Polyandry

Muslims can have more than one spouse, is an inaccurate information. There are two types of polygamy; one is polygyny, in which a man can marry more than one woman, and another is polyandry, where a woman is able to marry more than a single man. In Islamic society, polygyny is allowed under certain conditions, whereas polyandry is completely prohibited. Polygyny is not a rule but an exception. While monogamy is the basis for normal relationships, polygamy is only allowed in cases involving…

What are hunter-gatherers? What is a band? Who are the Ache? Well, to answer these questions we must go back to the 17th century. Jesuit historians first mentioned this group we now know as the Ache at this time in history, describing them as “…living just like animals” (Hill 1996 par 5). The ache lived in bands, which are small groups consisting of mainly family members, in the region of Paraguay. Their total population is around 1500, speaking their own language which is of the Tupí-Guaraní…

Mountain people Mountain people live in the Himalayan Region, such as Sherpas, Lhomis, Yolmowas, Langtange, Neyshyangwas, Shyars, Gyasumdowas, and Nymbas. The Tibetan types of people have own culture, tradition, lifestyle, house pattern, marriage system, job, and funeral. They live up to 4500 meters above the sea level. Sherpa people has recorded a summit without any oxygen bottle above the 8000-meter. Sherpa people have a lot of hemoglobin, big chest, nose, and the lung to breathe. They are…

parental care for the clutch deposited onto the nest whether the clutch or individual offspring are “his.” This leaves all “good” thus reproductively successful descendants (Alcock 2010). A similar example is seen in Stephen Emlem’s (1998) work on polyandry in species the Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) one in which female jacanas often copulated with multiple mates. The presence of both multiple…

child custody, child visitation, parenting time, child support, distribution of property, and division of debt. In most countries monogamy is required by law, so divorce allows each former partner to marry another person; where polygyny is legal but polyandry is not, divorce allows the woman to marry a new husband. Divorce should not be confused with annulment, which declares the marriage null and void; with legal separation or de jure separation (a legal process by which a married couple may…

After studying the Sifakas physical traits, I decided to turn my attention to its social characteristics. It is indeed a very social creature. It interacts with other “troops” as it’s called. The males are also very competitive for mates, but submissive to females when it comes to food and shelter. Their young have a rather long maturation period compared to other animals, so they rely on their mothers to nurture them until the can reach around full size around a year old. The Sifakas are a…

If two homosexuals are granted the legal rights of marriage, what is to stop another person from seeking to obtain the constitutional right to marry an animal? Bigamy, polyandry, polygamy, and other deviant forms of “marriage” will no longer be taboo, but may become possibilities for those who seek to gratify the flesh. Undeniably, regardless of the debate over whether gay marriage should be legalized or not, we must treat…

If I were to ask you to describe yourself, you would begin using terms that you believe to be accurate, but how do you know that those words are accurate? The only reason you believe the words to be accurate is because there are terms that others around you have used to describe you. You can describe yourself only in relation to others, making initiating and maintaining relationships a necessity and challenge. When an individual first meets someone there is a level of uncertainty, and depending…

1. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a country with a vast amount of resources and potential, yet it has suffered greatly. It is important to look into the country with a full comprehension of its past, in order to fully understand its current status. DRC cultural domains will be examined beginning with history and myth, followed by family and kinship and finally the United States’ interest in DRC. 2. Beginning, in 1908, the then-Republic of the Congo (RC) was established as an…

of plural marriages (Phelps). Polygamy is mainly accepted through certain religious practices. Although there are not any specific “types” of polygamy there are different traits between the variations of Polygamy. Polyandry is another type of polygamy although not as common. Polyandry is the concurrent marriage on one woman with two or more men (Kendall). One variation of Polygamy would be the more open and laid-back type, where you are not being forced into it. An example of this would be…