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Old 11-09-2009, 12:14 AM   #9 (permalink)
amj
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Originally Posted by Daffy Duck View Post
Is it? I always thought polygamy was more common. Not in the United States, but worldwide, I mean.

From Wikipedia: According to the Ethnographic Atlas Codebook, of the 1231 societies noted, 186 were monogamous. 453 had occasional polygyny, 588 had more frequent polygyny, and 4 had polyandry.
Really? I didn't know that. I know in Africa polygamy is more popular. Where else?
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