Polygamy
The term polygamy (literally many marriage in late Greek) is used in related ways in social anthropology and sociobiology. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ In social anthropology, polygamy is the practice of marriage to more than one spouse simultaneously (as opposed to monogamy where each person has only one spouse at a time). Like monogamy, the term is often used in a de facto sense, applying regardless of whether the relationships are recognised by the state. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ In sociobiology, polygamy is used in a broad sense to mean any form of multiple mating. In a narrower sense, used by zoologists, polygamy includes a pair bond, perhaps temporary. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Greek: The noun Greek refers to:... Social anthropology: Social anthropology is the branch of anthropology that studies how contemporary living human beings behave in social groups. Practitioners of social anthropology investigate, often through long-term, intensive field studies (including participant observation methods), the social organization of a p... Sociobiology: Sociobiology is a synthesis of scientific disciplines that attempts to explain behaviour in all species by considering the evolutionary advantages of social behaviours.... | ~ Table of Content ~
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