<P> Polygyny--a man has multiple simultaneous wives </P> <P> Polyandry--a woman has multiple simultaneous husbands </P> <P> Group Marriage--the family unit consists of multiple husbands and multiple wives </P> <P> Polygamy has been around and practiced for centuries by cultures from all over the world, but there is no exact location of its beginning . It was believed to be more prevalent in places where colonial economic gains centered on subsistence farming (e.g. Africa). This agriculture is self - sufficient in which farmers focus mainly on growing food to feed themselves and their families . Another factor for its start was war . When numerous men die in combat, having more than one wife boosts the population . A person's status in society and wealth became associated with the number of wives a man had . On the contrary, polyandry was a way of limiting a population with few resources and too many people . A woman can only conceive and birth so many children, no matter how many husbands she has / had . </P>

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