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Factors Related To The Marital Satisfaction Of Malian Women In Polygamous Marriages, Lauren E. Troy
Factors Related To The Marital Satisfaction Of Malian Women In Polygamous Marriages, Lauren E. Troy
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In anthropological research, polygamy is typically defined as “a marital relationship involving multiple wives” (Kottak, 1978 cited in Low, 1988, p. 189). The term polygamy, however, includes three different types of relationships. The first, polygynandry, is characterized by a group marriage in which multiple wives are married to multiple husbands, while the second, polyandry, refers to a wife married to two or more husbands. The third form, and that which is explored in this study, is polygyny. Hereafter referred to as polygamy, it is the marriage of one husband to two or more wives and is the most common form …