Polygamy is a Greek word that means the practice of multiple marriages. Polygamy was considered to fulfill men’s desires on the grounds of strong cultural considerations. Nowadays‚ Polygamy is considered in Islamic countries and some rural areas around the word. However‚ it was difficult to provide statistics on the issue of polygamy because of the lack of communication. The man can marry up to four wives. Each wife constitutes a separate household with the husband visiting his wives in turn. Human
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At the sociocultural level‚ interactions affect variations in skin pigmentation (Kittles‚ 1995). Various social‚ cultural‚ and political transformations that emerged in the 20th and 21st centuries highlight the effects of socioeconomic outcomes‚ especially with African Americans. Lighter-skinned African Americans tend to have higher status‚ occupations‚ higher educational attainment‚ and greater achievements in life. In America‚ skin color bias that resulted to the dark history of slavery and racial
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Is Polygamy Morally Ethical? Group 1: Brittney Brown‚ Kasandra Foster‚ Kelsay Helm‚ and Alicia Grant PHI 105 Online Professor Pitre April 22‚ 2012 Introduction Polygamy is a highly debated topic among many people across the world and largely misunderstood. Polygamy is commonly defined as a marital system in which one man is married concurrently to more than one woman. The word “polygamy” actually translates from the Greek language to mean‚ “often
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The definition of marriage in dictionaries is a legally recognized relationship‚ established by a civil or religious ceremony‚ between two people who intend to live together as sexual and domestic partners. Polygamy is described as having more than one spouse at the same time‚ and monogamy as the practice of having only one mate at a time or during a lifetime. Having more than one wife is illegal in the U.S; however it’s accepted in Islam and other religions. According to the United States constitution:"
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divorce rate is increasing every day. Polygamy is when a person marries more than one spouse. Polygyny applies to a man having multiple wives and polyandry is when a woman has more than one husband at a time. In most cases it is the men who have multiple spouses rather than women. The question remains whether this should be legalized or not. Having more than one spouse should be illegal because marriage means committing to one person alone‚ it would affect the family financially and it would be considered
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POLYGAMY IN IGBO CULTURE In the whole world‚ there are five continents. Africa is the world’s second largest continent‚ with 80 percent of its area in the tropics. Africa is usually portrayed as a dark continent historically and physically isolated from the rest of the world but it is not. Nigeria is one of the most important country in Africa. It is located in western Africa‚ bordering the gulf of Guinea between Benin and
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QUESTION 10 “Would polygamy work in Australia today? Use cross-cultural comparisons to support your argument‚ pay attention to the advantages and disadvantages of this form of marriage.” In this essay I will argue the point that polygamy will not work in the Australian society in which we live today. ‘Polygamy is not merely an exotic habit of a few faraway people. A wide range of very different societies allow a man to be married to more that one wife simultaneously and is even today a viable
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Is There a Case for Legalizing Polygamy? 1. For a long time I have found the practice of polygamy intriguing‚ and have wondered why opposition to this form of marriage is so strong in the United States and most of the world see my A Treatise on the Family‚ 1981‚1993‚ Harvard University Press. I have been reflecting on this subject again as a result of the arrest several months ago of a fundamentalist Mormon leader in Utah who was charged with practicing polygamy‚ among other things. The Mormon
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Polygamy‚ also called plural marriage‚ is the practice of having more than one spouse at one time. Mormon Fundamentalist believe and practice polygamy. In FLDS communities it is the male that has many wives and from these wives comes many children. Most people look down upon Polygamy‚ because they believe it to be degrading of the women. However‚ within Mormon Fundamentalism‚ polygamy serves a great part of their religion and helps with family dynamics. Mormon Fundamentalist believe and practice
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children age 18 or younger have been exposed to alcohol abuse or dependence in the family” (O’Donnell). Within my family‚ my dad was the parent with the drinking problem. It always seemed to me that whenever he was stressed out‚ his solution was to drink‚ and when he did‚ he drank heavily.
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