Polygyny

inches. About the size of a squirrel, adults weigh roughly 1.5 pounds (Kierulff et al., 2012). Males and females look similar with the exception of males being slightly larger than females. Reproduction often occurs via monogamy, however polyandry and polygyny has been observed. GLTs reproduce once or twice a year, most commonly giving birth to twins, which occurs about 78% of the time (Zeigler, 2010). The average life span of GLTs is 15 years in captivity and eight years in the wild. However,…

areas and cultures across the world. For instance, here in America most families believe in having one partner, a husband and a wife. In other cultures across the globe, it is more common for men to have more than one wife. This is referred to as polygyny, or women who have more than one husband, which is called polyandry. Here in America it is also more common for a woman to be married before she gives birth, and at that the person she marries would be the father of her child. In some cultures…

of two people. This is an example of a monogamy marriage. In some cases more than two people can be married to another, and this is called polygamy. When a women has more than one husband, which this is typically rare, it is termed as polyandry. Polygyny is when a male has more than one wife, and this is more common than polyandry. More places allow polygamy than prohibit it, but most people prefer to have a monogamy marriage. There are two main ways that people come to be married to another.…

Contents 1. Plagiarism Declaration 2. Introduction 3. Forms of marriage and spouses • Exogamy • Endogamy • Arranged Marriages • Preferential cousin marriage • Levirate and Sororate • Monogamy • Polygyny • Polyandry 4. Case studies • Nayar • Trobriand Islander • Tiwi of North Australia 5. Conclusion 6. References Introduction Marriage is a transaction and resulting contract in which a woman and a man are recognized by society as having a continuing claim to the right of sexual access to one…

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