Evils of Polygyny: Evidence of Its Harm to Women, Men, and Society

Author/Contributor(s):	McDermott, Rose
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Date:	05/15/2018
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Why do men act violently toward women?What are the consequences of "normal violence," not only for women and children but also for the men who instigate it, and for the societies that sanction it?The Evils of Polygyny examines one powerful structural factor that instigates, enforces, and replicates patterns of male dominance: the practice of...