Polygyny

Globalize, Google defines globalize as develop or be developed so as to make possible international influence or operation. As the world became globalize, people have to face numerous different cultures from different countries in their life. Nowadays people know understanding and embracing other cultures is better than excluding the different culture from their society. Since there are lots of immigrant in the United States it is general to see the conflicts between American and different…

You can learn a lot about someone by the way they tell a story. In Bruce Knauft’s The Gebusi, you can learn a lot about another culture through his eyes. In his book Bruce, presents to the reader stories of a people that will never be the same as they were when he wrote about them. The Gebusi are a cultural group within the Nomad River area of the East Strickland River Plain, Western Province of Papua New Guinea. They live near the northern edge of New Guinea's large south central lowland rain…

Major Societies The major societies and states of sub-Saharan Africa started with Ghana in the 4th or 5th century. Ghana was a state of west Africa whose kings controlled trade of gold by tax so they could gain money to build a army and strong society. This state was later Mali, after a group of new individuals took it over. These new individuals kept the strong practices of Ghana until it was invaded and became Songhay. Songhay was developed in the 15th century and traded salt, textiles, and…

Before reading The Ohlone Way: Indian Life in the San Francisco-Monterey Bay Area by Malcolm Margolin, I never knew about the Ohlone. I did not even know much about Native Americans. While reading the book, I feel like I was watching a movie. The author describes the Ohlone as if he was there. I could picture an Ohlone man inside a sweathouse, a group of women grinding acorns, a dancing shaman treating the sick, a boy trying to catch a rabbit, or a chief welcoming the traders. This is the most…

negotiations between the bride’s kin and the bridegroom kin accompanies by a series of exchanges of property between the two groups also known as (Nguni lobola; Sotho bohali) before the actual celebrations could take place (Thompson, 2001, p.23). Polygyny was also practiced with a man marrying more than one wife. According to (Thompson, 2001) …” wealthy men especially chiefs were polygynous and a powerful chief would have as many as hundred wives with one of them being recognized as the “great…

According to the readings from our text, and our discussions in class, what do men and women expect of modern marriage? Before Marriage Before discussing marriage, I felt that it was important to touch upon childhood experiences, as well as relationships that lead up to marriages, and what essentially shapes our idea of marriage. From the time we are children attending school and beginning to interact with the opposite sex, we were taught that if boys were mean to you, that means he likes you.…

Can you predict promiscuity by looking at fingers ? Introduction “Imagine predicting if your partner is promiscuous simply by looking at their hands” . Throughout this essay there will be, a description on digit ratio 2:D 4:D, a description on what is promiscuity?, evidence that proves promiscuity can be predicted through digit ratio 2:D 4:D , research about unfaithfulness promiscuity and prostate cancer, Study on promiscuity and androgens, Can you predict promiscuity by looking at fingers?…

An analysis on how patriarchy is undermining the growth of women. A case study of The Colour Purple. 1. BACKGROUND Patriarchy is a social system where man holds primary power and predominant moral authority, social privileges and political power. The fathers exercise power over his wife and children. Patriarchy is undermining women’s growth economically and socially there by impacting the growth and development of the country at large Despite the economic social and developmental achievements…

There are several key questions raised in the 2006 article “Does the Qur’an Support Gender Equality? Or, Do I have the Autonomy to Answer the Question?” by Asma Barlas. As the title suggests, one of those is whether the Qur’an supports gender equality or whether it is a holy text that teaches men they must oppress women to be compliant with scripture. Barlas (2006) further asks whether the Qur’an has suffered from some egregious misinterpretation by translators and later groups like the…

Slaves in the civilization of Segu by Maryse Conde were treated inequitably than one can ever imagine. Slavery refers to a condition in which individuals are owned by others, who control were they live and what kinds of work they perform. However in Segu, slaves had engage in relationships when they’re told, they basically had no free will. It leaves the slaves impotent and hankering for death, because death to the slave is worth more than their life. Polygamy played a disturbing role on how…