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Polygyny is much, much more common than polyandry. > Of the 1,231 societies listed in the 1980 Ethnographic Atlas, 186 were found to be monogamous; 453 had occ
by cubefox 3y ago
Polygyny is much, much more common than polyandry.
> Of the 1,231 societies listed in the 1980 Ethnographic Atlas, 186 were found to be monogamous; 453 had occasional polygyny; 588 had more frequent polygyny; and 4 had polyandry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygyny#Findings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygyny#Findings
- guil177 3y agoI'm not sure historical societies has so much relevance here. I think the real difference with the past is contraceptive.
- stouset 3y agoOf course it has been that way historically, because men have been disproportionately favored by the power structures in those societies. Not to mention the lack of available and effective contraceptives before recent times. Remove that power imbalance, as we’re getting closer to today, and you see a lot more women choosing multiple partners.
- cubefox 3y agoIf it is the same in so many cultures, it seems quite likely the difference is not cultural, but biological.