Polygyny

The recent Supreme Court decision to legalize gay marriage nationwide has some people up in a frenzy. Many have questions regarding the decision itself and the validity of the statement “Does the legalization of Gay Marriage pave the way for polygamy.” A word to look at in the scenario is “fear.” Unfortunately people are afraid of things or practices foreign to them. This is why many people are feeling threatened by the decision and are having legitimate questions. This is normal, these changes…

In the article When Brothers Share a Wife Among Tibetans, the good life relegates many women to spinsterhood by Melvyn Goldstein states that many Tibetans follow their culture about brothers sharing the same wife. Two or more brothers sharing the same wife and have the same equal access to the wife is referred as fraternal polyandry (Goldstein 1). This type of marriage is basically arranged by parents with children. However, the Westerns do not see this as the right thing to do and they…

There are many challenges in Islam, however one that is distinct is that of women equality. Not only do we have inequality in America, but there are also inequality in religions. Islam has had many defining moments in the way they treat women. First we will begin with what is Islam, what do they believe, and then how it affects women and changes that are being made to make women equal. Islam means surrender or submission wholehearted surrender to God (Molloy, 2010). A muslim in turn submits…

This reading is about Polyandry, Which means a woman with several husbands. This is the exact opposite of polygyny, which means a man with several wives. In this reading you learn about polyandry in Tibet. in Tibet, this is a form of population control. Among Tibetans, the good life relegates many women to spinsterhood. The mechanics of congenial polyandry are basic. Two, three, four, or more siblings mutually take a wife, who abandons her home to come and live with them. Customarily, marriage…

likelihood of the survival of ancient Hebrew tribes. Thus non-procreative sex and adultery became illicit in Hebrew cultures. Though it is interesting to note that polygyny and concubinage were not considered to be wrong or against the teachings of the scripture despite the sinful nature of adultery. Similarly, Islam not only allows polygyny and concubinage, but has historically supported it. Though extramarital affairs are seen as wrong and grounds for punishment, it is usually tolerated when…

little knowledge of how to properly survive, likely will not get along with other monkeys, and will have no knowledge of how to be parents to their own offspring. Primates have a wide range of social groups. These groups include solitary, monogamy, polygyny (one-male, multi-male, fission-fusion),…

Sexual selection refers to a natural selection process, which arises through preference by one sex for specific characteristics in the member or members of the other sex. The purpose of this paper is to complete and present the requirements of the assignment on the Evolution Biology. The paper covers the issues that pertain to sexual selection such as the theoretical background as well as the evidence for models of mate choice. Furthermore, the writer covers the aspects of game theory and animal…

List and discuss the common cultural themes of family and marriage. There are many forms of family and marriage. The most accepted form of family and marriage is a male and female with or without children. Polygyny is a form of marriage where men have more than one wife, and polyandry women have more than one husband. Some societies are even accepting gay and lesbian marriages with and without children. The common cultural themes of family and marriage are first, mate selection. This is…

Egypt is one of the most fascinating countries. Like many other countries, they have strict rules and religions. Some people still believe that Egypt is still like it used to be, ancient, but a lot of things have changed since years ago. Egypt people are a lot different than Americans, for starters, their attitude are way better than Americans. If you’re in America, you may try to get help from an American and they would just look at you like you’re crazy but if you’re a tourist in Egypt, you’ll…

is yam (“Fourie”). The Ibos practice arranged marriage and polygamy. Sometimes a man can request to marry a woman, or their families arrange their marriage. Most marriages aren’t meant for loving your spouse (“Refworld”). Polygamy is also called polygyny. This is when more than one woman can be married to a man at one time. Some ethnicities are okay with this; others are against it (“Hawkins”). This…