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I haven’t studied the anthropology, but is it true that people in tribal societies tend to be monogamous?
by ceilingcorner 5y ago
I haven’t studied the anthropology, but is it true that people in tribal societies tend to be monogamous?
- xiphias2 5y agoThe usual statistic that we hear from people who study genes is that about half of the men are fathers to women. It's a significantly different statistic from OKCupid / Tinder matches, which is closer to 80-20, and the fact that less young men are having sex than before suggests that it translates to real life.
- amanaplanacanal 5y agoMy thought is that enforced monogamy came with the invention of agriculture, and wasn’t really a thing in Hunter-gatherer societies, but I could be completely wrong about that. If true though, the fact that most of us don’t work in agriculture any more could mean that we are in the midst of a sea change in relationships. I’m too old to say I’ll be around to see how it ends up, but some of the youngest here might be around to see it.