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Re:Monogamy reduces major social problems of polygamist cult... by CrimsnBlade on Monday November 30, 2015 @02:27PM (#10651170)
>Our goal was to understand why monogamous marriage has become standard in most developed nations in recent centuries, when most recorded cultures have practiced polygyny

I had no idea that the majority of older cultures practiced this. I'm no history buff either though. Still, that's very surprising to me for some reason.

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Re:Monogamy reduces major social problems of polygamist cult... by creshal on Monday November 30, 2015 @02:32PM (#10651196)
Concubinage, harems and the like were quite common.

The reverse, polyandry, also saw occasional practice, like in pre- and early Islamic Iran.

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