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Polygamy

Polygamy . Taylor Zamzow & Abigail Schraufnagel. Polygyny: a man can take two or more wives Polyandry: a women can take two or more husbands. Types of Polygamy. Population growth-more women find partners Men with good genes can pass them on Less Adultery?

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Polygamy

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  1. Polygamy Taylor Zamzow & Abigail Schraufnagel

  2. Polygyny: a man can take two or more wives • Polyandry: a women can take two or more husbands Types of Polygamy

  3. Population growth-more women find partners • Men with good genes can pass them on • Less Adultery? • Easier care for children in modern society Polygyny

  4. Less than 0.5% of cultures • Population • Existed in India • Today it only remains in small segments of the Himalayas in Tibet Polyandry

  5. Fraternal Polyandry- Marriage of brothers to one wife • Everyone works together to provide for one family • The land isn’t divided up • Age differences • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4yjrDSvze0 Fraternal Polyandry

  6. If you love someone you will marry only them • Exploration • Difficult for children • Legal according to the federal government • Illegal according to all 50 state’s government • Gives men power • Taxes Controversies

  7. Often there is only one legal wife • The rest are religious ceremonies • States don’t pay attention if polygamists keep quiet • They “turn a blind eye” if polygamists don’t make a big deal Getting around laws…

  8. http:/http://www.sinclair.edu/academics/lcs/departments/soc/pub/casilab/polyandry/Polyandry.pdfhttp:/http://www.sinclair.edu/academics/lcs/departments/soc/pub/casilab/polyandry/Polyandry.pdf • Childs, G. "Polyandry and Population Growth in a Historical Tibetan Society." The History of the Family 8.3 (2003): 423-44. Print. • Human Mating Systems (Robert Quinlan, ANTH 468, Washington State U." Human Mating Systems (Robert Quinlan, ANTH 468, Washington State U. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. Sources

  9. "Why Is Polygamy Illegal in the US | VITAMIN W." VitaminW. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. • Ryan, Erin G. "Why Sister Wives Hasn't Resulted in a Polygamy Conviction." Jezebel. Jezebel, 01 July 2012. Web. 17 Nov. 2013. <http://jezebel.com/5914945/why-sister-wives-hasnt-resulted-in-a-polygamy-conviction>. • "Polyandry in Nepal. Family Portrait of Women Married to Brothers." Polyandry in Nepal. Family Portrait of Women Married to Brothers.N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. Sources

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