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polygyny: a standalone construct

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Cultural anthropology

marriage of one man to two or more wives at once, measured across societies by the share of men in plural unions and linked to ecology, economy, kinship and warfare.

In cultural anthropology, polygyny refers to marriage of one man to two or more wives at once, measured across societies by the share of men in plural unions and linked to ecology, economy, kinship and warfare. This meaning comes from White (1988) in American Anthropologist.[1]

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References

  1. White, D. R., & Burton, M. L. (1988). Causes of Polygyny: Ecology, Economy, Kinship, and Warfare. American Anthropologist, 90(4), 871-887. https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1988.90.4.02a00060

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