The combination of matrilocal residence and polygamy has produced the same effects that it has in the Comoros. |
Since polygamy is illegal in the United States, these marriage customs have created a serious problem in some immigrant households. |
For example, species without care or with uniparental care are expected to show higher levels of polygamy than do species with biparental care. |
I also want to discourage polyphobia, or the abhorrence of polygamy, that is circulating in our schools, communities, and legislature. |
Mpika is one district in which people still practice polygamy and wife inheritance. |
The Utah-based Church in the late 19th century banned the practice of taking plural wives and ex-communicates members who practice polygamy. |