Polygamy In The United States

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“Polygamy.” po·lyg·a·my pəˈligəmē/ noun noun: polygamy 1. 
the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time. ZOOLOGY
a pattern of mating in which an animal has more than one mate. 2. 
BOTANY
the condition of bearing some male, some female, and sometimes some perfect flowers on the same plant. Despite being completely illegal in the United States, polygamy is something that still takes place today in the 21st century. Some may see it as revolting, disgusting, and sometimes against all moral standards; but the bottom line is that in the world there are all sorts of people with different ideas, different thinking processes, different moral standards, different religions, different preferences, and definitely…show more content…
If a situation of bisexuality were to arise (in the case of polygyny) on behalf of the man’s multiple wives, then and only then, may he allow for his wives to partake in sexual relations with each other. “However, this is a closed system”, what this means is that no one involved in the marriage (in the case of polygyny) may partake in any sexual activities with anyone outside of the marriage, this is taken as a precautionary measure to attempt and not only keep it sacred but also to attempt and keep an STD free environment for the marriage. New members can be adopted into the marriage, but only if everyone from the marriage agrees on that persons credentials and potential and that person must also take a series of examinations to make sure that they are STD free. All in all, some people may not see it as correct but it still takes place “In the global context, acceptance of polygamy is common. According to the Ethnographic Atlas, of 1,231 societies noted, 186 were monogamous; 453 had occasional polygyny; 588 had more frequent polygyny; and 4 had polyandry” and so we must respect it, whether it be because of lack in ratio with men to women or vice versa, it still takes place and therefore, we must attempt to understand
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