Polygamy - what is it? Is it natural to humans?

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

In recent years, such a topic as polygamy has become more and more discussed. What it is? The word that can best describe this phenomenon is polygamy. That is, this is a situation in which marriage is concluded simultaneously between one partner of the same sex and several of the opposite.

Polygamy in people can be of two varieties. For their designation, the terms "polygyny" and "polyandry" are used. Polygyny is widely practiced in Islamic states and involves the presence of several wives for one husband. Polyandry, in turn, implies polyandry.

The very existence of these terms is a confirmation that both men and women are equally prone to such a phenomenon as polygamy. What it is, we have already said above, but it is equally important to note that in its original meaning, this term means marriage, that is, serious relationships that involve mutual responsibility, mutual duties and joint household, which is in no way the same as promiscuity.

Nevertheless, psychologists say that in the nature of most women, nature hasmonogamy. Some cite as evidence that during the cycle in the body of a woman only one egg matures, others are of the opinion that the desire to find the only permanent partner is due largely to religious influence, the centuries-old traditions of many peoples.

Men, on the contrary, actively support the opinion that polygamy is inherent in them from the very beginning. Often, it is with this pseudoscientific statement that they seek to justify the inability to be faithful to one person, the desire to constantly look for new and new partners, diversify their sex life.

What leads to the development of such a quality as polygamy? What are these reasons? Let's try to figure it out together.

1. Lack of maternal or paternal attention. Men in such a situation, as a rule, are looking for in their partners not only a potential spouse, but also a person who could replace their mother. An image of a certain ideal is formed in their subconscious, and in search of it they can change many women. Girls who enter into several relationships at once combine the virtues of all their partners: the wit of one, the wisdom of the second, the attractiveness of the third, etc. Mentally, they unite all these people into a single ideal image of a strong, handsome and intelligent man.
2. Internal complexes. Self-doubt is one of the most common causes of polygamy, when a person seeks to assert himself due to the fact that several people love him.

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   Powerful parents. Excessive severity on the part of parents can also be one of the factors in the emergence of such a phenomenon as polygamy. What does it mean? Even as an adult, a person subconsciously fears being influenced by a new tyrant and therefore prefers to avoid serious long-term relationships.
4. Psychological unpreparedness of a person to build a family, to be responsible not only for himself, but also for other people.

Monogamy, polygamy are also present in the animal world. Moreover, among representatives of the same species, both monogamous and polygamous females and males can be present.