While second wife Janelle gave Kody credit for being "pretty good about being fair, really fair, with his time," she n ...

Christine Brown is writing a book detailing her life on TLC's 'Sister Wives,' her polygamy experience, and Kody Brown. What ...

Critics are calling for the practice to be abolished entirely, citing its discriminatory nature and harmful impact on women ...

Conditions include providing proof of a childless marriage lasting over 10 years, and written permission from a civil servant’s first wife. Critics say it increases the vulnerability of married women.

A recent Jakarta gubernatorial decree providing technical guidelines on polygamy for the city’s male civil servants has renewed calls for the practice’s abolition, with critics calling it ...

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In contrast, resource-defense polygamy, where one sex -- usually but not always the male -- guards territories to attract mates, is highly unstable and often reverts to monogamy. "This research ...

The ongoing trend of Nigerians leaving the country in search of better opportunities abroad, popularly called “Japa,” is ...

Bird species were categorized into three mating systems—monogamy (strong and durable sociosexual bonds), resource-defense polygamy (weak and transient bonds) and lekking (absence of social bonds).

Jakarta's new regulation on polygamy for civil servants seeks to reduce divorce rates while ensuring strict oversight.

The Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code applies to all residents of the state, with exceptions for Scheduled Tribes and protected ...

The curriculum uses Joseph Smith’s decision to practice polygamy as an object lesson that we should all have “faith to obey a law from the Lord, even when it’s hard.” While it may be a ...