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This is an interesting interpretation of polygamy. The usual interpretation is along the lines of "to the rich go the spoils". But sex imbalances would have o
by leftyted 7y ago
This is an interesting interpretation of polygamy. The usual interpretation is along the lines of "to the rich go the spoils".
But sex imbalances would have occurred throughout history and, questions of morality aside, polygamy seems like a reasonable solution, at least if women outnumber men.
I wonder if anyone has tried to investigate a possible correlation between polygamy and imbalanced sex ratios throughout history.
- eternauta3k 7y agoI haven't found a good online source for this, but it's common knowledge that Paraguay allowed polygamy after a war killed a large proportion of men. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poligamia#El_caso_del_Paraguay https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poligamia#El_caso_del_Paraguay
- jokowueu 7y agoHeck a few years back a bill was almost passed that would make merrying a second wife mandatory in Iraq . The government would give financial incentives and ignore the first wife's wish of not allowing her husband a second wife . It was revoked after extreme criticism.