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Seeking Brother Husband's Kenya gets real with a virtual stranger about her domestic arrangement in this Sunday's episode of the TLC polyandry series.
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Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
This equally applies to the practice of polyandry.
—Zamira Rahim, CNN, 28 June 2021
That is, some researchers have assumed that the prevalence of patrilocality and polygyny in relation to matrilocality and polyandry, combined with the structural fact that the X is disproportionately carried in females, can explain the differences in patterns of genetic variation.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2010
Even polyandry has been suggested.
—Mei Fong, The Atlantic, 11 July 2020
The new show will also feature a couple who is just beginning to explore polyandry.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2023
But there are many cultures where a husband can have more than one wife (polygyny) or, less commonly, a wife can have more than one husband (polyandry).
—Rob Knell, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2016
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Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
This equally applies to the practice of polyandry.
—Zamira Rahim, CNN, 28 June 2021
That is, some researchers have assumed that the prevalence of patrilocality and polygyny in relation to matrilocality and polyandry, combined with the structural fact that the X is disproportionately carried in females, can explain the differences in patterns of genetic variation.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2010
Even polyandry has been suggested.
—Mei Fong, The Atlantic, 11 July 2020
The new show will also feature a couple who is just beginning to explore polyandry.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2023
But there are many cultures where a husband can have more than one wife (polygyny) or, less commonly, a wife can have more than one husband (polyandry).
—Rob Knell, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2016
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“Polyandry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polyandry. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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