polygyny
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A third type of polygyny is a lek system.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
While the tomb reveals evidence of polygyny - men having children with multiple women - it also shows that polyandry was also widespread: women having children with multiple men.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2021
That’s why some 16 million men today can trace their ancestry back to Genghis Khan, a tyrant who pushed polygyny to its physical limits.
From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2015
Some scholars suspect that polygyny may discourage paternal investment.
From Slate • Jan. 30, 2012
Finally, all the evidence that we have goes to show that under polygyny children are neglected, and, at least from the standpoint of a high civilization, inadequately socialized.
From Sociology and Modern Social Problems by Ellwood, Charles A. (Charles Abram)
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