Polygamy

Polygamy/Teenage Marriages and Poverty Polygamy is a social practice that is used to ensure the continuation of status and survival for widows and orphans within the established family structure in Africa (Dzimnenani Mbirimtengerenji, 2007). This particular practice is said to be the only way to sustain equality of resource in places that has a heavy volume of societies in poverty (Dzimnenani Mbirimtengerenji, 2007). For example, Swaziland a country in Africa “69% of the population below the…

God accept polygamy? Why then would He choose to bless the Old Testament leaders who seemed to have performed polygamy? It is easy to misinterpret that in God blessing them, it portrays that He promotes such a practice. But that argument is farthest from the truth. The leaders in question, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, were blessed because our God is a gracious God. It is not what they had done that warranted God’s blessings. The majority of society today condemns the practice of polygamy.…

Polygamy is the practice of having more than one spouse at the same time. The word polygamy consists of two sections: polys “many” and gamos “marriage” Polygamy literally means “often married” in Late Greek. Polygamy in ancient Egypt was not common; however there was no restriction in the ancient Egyptian religion or law obliged monogamy. In normal conditions the ancient Egyptian man had only one wife, but sometimes with the agreement of the wife he could take another one. The control of…

Traditionally, the practice of polygamy was widely accepted in Thai society. Thai men usually had at least one minor wife or more. Although polygamy was legally abolished in 1932, the practice of polygamy still exists in modern day Thai society. Thai society has long been under the patriarchal system, a form of social organization in which a man or men rule and descent is reckoned through the male line. In other words, Thai society was a male dominant one which women's status was…

is referred to as a family. Traditionally, family units were made up of blood relatives ancestry, marriage or adoptees (Andersen & Taylor, 2014). Families come in many sizes and shapes and will vary according to the culture the family lives in. Polygamy is a practice of men or women having multiple marriage partners (Andersen & Taylor, 2014). Monogamy is the practice of a sexually exclusive marriage with one spouse at time (Andersen & Taylor, 2014). Extended families, “A definition of extended…

our way of living off of were written by and for cist white males and them only. This makes anything that goes against their original laws hard to overcome. The laws are based on the idea of being as “pure” as possible, hence Puritan. The idea of polygamy was originally widely accepted throughout many religions, but was eventually weeded out by the same religions that accepted it. There are still some religions and…

Polygamy history can be traced back to many, many centuries by a variety of cultures all over the world. One in specific, is the Church of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon Church. It was taught and practiced privately, by the founder Joseph Smith. In the late 19th century after Joseph Smiths death, the practice was abandoned as numerous laws banned polygamy in the United States. However, it is still practiced but with discretion, for fear of facing legal prosecution. The members of…

competitive, heterosexuality” (DeMello 143). In the locker rooms, boys are encouraged for multiple conquests (DeMello143). However, polygamy is not accepted in the eyes of the law or culturally. Polygamy is illegal in Canada and United States (Campbell). The Catholic Church says, “…polygamy is not in accord with the moral law." [Conjugal] communion is radically contradicted by polygamy..”( “Catechism of the Catholic Church - The Sixth Commandment.”). In tabloids, the reality television stars of…

northern part. These women were abducted and forced to marry their kidnappers. These women could be living the life they want to live one and force into marriage the next. The males believed in polygamy so Kyrgyz parliament rejected measure that would cracked down on women abduction. To this day polygamy is illegal but many men practice this way of life anyway. Women are hindered when they attempt to further their education. Women in Central Asia is not close to being treated as equal when…

With regards to the moral stance of monogamy, homicide, theft etc, we are very much divided again. Within the Nuer tribe, who follow the spiritual essence of the totem, polygamy is very much accepted, often identified as natural. Whereas, within more traditional religious cultures, it is thought of as sinful and intrinsically wrong. Additionally, many societies would see the killing of another human being as inherently wrong, something which could be ascribed as an absolute universal truth.…