that monogamy can be a bad form of marriage because of certain aspects in a marriage. His theories look at polygamy and polyamorous relationships and how they practice and complete the different issues monogamy marriages face. The difference between monogamy and polygamy relationships are as follows; Monogamy is the practice or State of being married to one person at a time. While polygamy is when a man is married to multiple wives at the same time. McMurty’s first point he argues a statement that
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It is impossible to provide a single definition of marriage due to the religious‚ cultural and ethnic diversity within our society1. However‚ the most cited definition of marriage in law is that in Hyde v Hyde & Woodmansee 2‚ where Lord Penzance defines marriage as: "the voluntary union... of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others3". This definition puts forward two factors of marriage: firstly‚ that it is a voluntary union; and secondly‚ that it is between one man and one woman to
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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS FROM MONOGAMOUS AND POLYGAMOUS FAMILIES IN OFFA‚ KWARA STATE. BY IGWESI‚ B. N. (MRS)‚ Department of Educational Foundations‚ University of Ilorin‚ Ilorin‚ Nigeria. Abstract This study compared the academic achievement of students from monogamous and polygamous families. It was a causal comparative study under the survey research approach. The sample consisted of 100 SSI students from monogamous families and 100 SSI students from polygamous
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outsiders usually associate this with practicing polygamy‚ more explicitly Mormon polygamy.
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A common trend in many novels and movies‚ modern or not‚ is that the female characters are often defined by the male ones. A clear example of this can be seen in fairy tales‚ in which the heroic knight saves the damsel in distress; the woman in this case mainly being used as a plot device‚ and showcasing the brave nature of our hero. However‚ in Sembene’s “Xala”‚ the female characters; Awa‚ Oumi‚ N’Goné‚ and Rama represent show much more‚ even if their own societal roles function to‚ again‚ define
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are accepted all around the world. Some marriages are based on civil aspects‚ others are based solely on religious aspects‚ and most are based on both. There are two main types of marriages throughout the world which are monogamy and polygamy. Each type of marriage has been around for thousands of years and both the past and present show that there are both advantages and disadvantages of each marital practice. The most widespread form of marriage with the longest
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Polygyny a form of polygamy that has been much debated in a lot of countries for years. Polygyny although illegal in Jamaica‚ remains acceptable in many cultures who argues that it should be practiced here. However‚ Men should not be allowed to have more than one wife in Jamaica as this would cause our morals and values to deteriorate and contribute to more troubled marriages which will have a negative impact on the children produced by these marriages. Polygyny is a form of polygamy in which a man
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Everything has right and wrong Everyone has an opinion of whether something is right or wrong. While one might think that something is wrong the other might think that it’s right. Lenn E. Goodman argued that certain things like slavery‚ polygamy‚ incest and rape are just plain wrong. “What I want to do here is single out a few areas where I think human deserts are irrefragable-not because these deserts are never questioned or breached in practice‚ but because they never should be (Goodman
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(2003). Father infant and mother infant interaction in the first year of life. Child development 48 (1) 177-181. Olayinka‚ M.O. (2004). Promoting family ethics and integrity. Lagos: Macmillan Publisher. Oloruntele‚ A. O (2002). Family planning and polygamy in Islam. llorín: Princess Printing Press. Omolewa‚ B.V. (2002). Causes of family problem. Ibadan: Intext Printers Limited. Pal‚ A. and Sloane‚S D (2002). Maladaptive behavior among the African child. Cairo. Shanks Publisher. Petit et al (2003).
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four societies in the entire world. In 2000‚ the United Nations Human Rights Committee considered polygamy a violation of the internationally binding International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the grounds that it violates the dignity of women‚ and recommended it be made illegal in all states. In some parts of Africa such as Kenya and Nigeria it is legal for people to engage in polygamy under customary law. Polygyny is still practiced today in not only Africa but also Asia and a few other
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