Marriages
By: Lauren Wake
Monogamy
a marriage consisting of one man and one woman
the most widely practiced form of marriage in the world today
Polygamy
the marriage of a male or female to more than one person at a time
this takes to forms polygyny and polyandry
Polygyny
the marriage of one man to two or more women at the same time
the is found in the Old Testament
Still legal in India, parts of Africa, and Southwest Asia
not widely practiced in society today
Polyandry
the marriage of one woman to two or more men at the same time
It was common in Tibet, in parts of Polynesia, and among the Todas and other hill peoples of India