sister wives
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Hypothesis
If the women in a pologamist marriage are treated equal to the men then the research will show this to be true.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Where in the World Does Female Polygamy Exist?
Where in the World does Female Polygamy exist?
If a woman was given the ability to take many husbands as opposed to one, which would she choose?
Polygamy is defined as taking more than one partner or spouse in marriage. It is derived from specialized studies in Anthropology and other Social Sciences.
History
Polygamy has been around for centuries in many countries around the globe. This practice is quite common in the Middle East, China, Mongolia, the Canadian Arctic, North and South Africa, and the Caribbean. It is usually practiced by “highly patriarchal societies”.
Are you familiar with the term “Polyandry”?
This is the term for women that are married to one or more spouse at the same time. Typically, Polyandry was practiced in parts of China and Tibetans in Nepal. Frequently, brothers would share the same woman sexually and were given equal access to her at all times. The woman would choose this type of arrangement to keep the money and the land all within the family.
Polyandry is most typical in populations with limited amounts of resources.
A perfect example of this would be Africa. Typically woman will take on one or more partners or husbands so that her children will have more resources for survival. In contrast, with Polygamy, the man could impregnate more than one of his wives at the same time and have limited resources to promote the survival of the many children.
Tibetans that try to sustain this way of life find it quite difficult. Anthropologists that have studied these groups have found that the Polyandrists themselves believe it more beneficial to the child to have more than one father. They believe that having more than one father opens the doors to more opportunity and different social statures.
“Over time, Tibetan polyandry has been outlawed, so it is difficult to measure the incidence of polyandry in what may have been the world’s most “polyandrous” society.”
Read more: http://socyberty.com/society/where-in-the-world-does-female-polygamy-exist-1/#ixzz143pCMH1J
Read more: http://socyberty.com/society/where-in-the-world-does-female-polygamy-exist-1/#ixzz143p1WkBI
If a woman was given the ability to take many husbands as opposed to one, which would she choose?
Polygamy is defined as taking more than one partner or spouse in marriage. It is derived from specialized studies in Anthropology and other Social Sciences.
History
Polygamy has been around for centuries in many countries around the globe. This practice is quite common in the Middle East, China, Mongolia, the Canadian Arctic, North and South Africa, and the Caribbean. It is usually practiced by “highly patriarchal societies”.
Are you familiar with the term “Polyandry”?
This is the term for women that are married to one or more spouse at the same time. Typically, Polyandry was practiced in parts of China and Tibetans in Nepal. Frequently, brothers would share the same woman sexually and were given equal access to her at all times. The woman would choose this type of arrangement to keep the money and the land all within the family.
Polyandry is most typical in populations with limited amounts of resources.
A perfect example of this would be Africa. Typically woman will take on one or more partners or husbands so that her children will have more resources for survival. In contrast, with Polygamy, the man could impregnate more than one of his wives at the same time and have limited resources to promote the survival of the many children.
Tibetans that try to sustain this way of life find it quite difficult. Anthropologists that have studied these groups have found that the Polyandrists themselves believe it more beneficial to the child to have more than one father. They believe that having more than one father opens the doors to more opportunity and different social statures.
“Over time, Tibetan polyandry has been outlawed, so it is difficult to measure the incidence of polyandry in what may have been the world’s most “polyandrous” society.”
Read more: http://socyberty.com/society/where-in-the-world-does-female-polygamy-exist-1/#ixzz143pCMH1J
Read more: http://socyberty.com/society/where-in-the-world-does-female-polygamy-exist-1/#ixzz143p1WkBI
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Sister wives: A double standard?
At one point, Meri turns the table on Kody and asks him how he would feel if she were to be sleeping with another man or kissing another man. His unequivocal response was rather stern and bewildered: "Obviously, that's just not something I am even comfortable imagining," he said. "The vulgarity of you with another man or lover sickens me." That response shows exactly why Meri will never be able to feel she is his equal; as she ages, he will continue to get younger and younger wives, and she will be pushed further and further out of the intimacy dynamic.
Read more: http://www.momlogic.com/2010/10/sisterwives_on_tlc_the_high_price_of_polygamy
Read more: http://www.momlogic.com/2010/10/sisterwives_on_tlc_the_high_price_of_polygamy
Sister wives: can the wives in the polygamist community take on another husband or is this a double standard?
This Blog is a project for my soc 131 class. I am doing research on how the men in the pologamist community would react to their wives having muliply husbands. Please leave your input.
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