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#422 - Dr Joe Henrich - Evolution, Psychology, Monogamy & Culture

Modern Wisdom

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Monogamy and Male Psychology

The idea is that because of the differences in male and female biology, human males can benefit from multiple matings. And polygony turns out to be pretty common across human society. 85 % of human societies allow alite and high status men to take additional wives. Even if you look at hunter gather society, so 90% of hunter gather societies allow e prestigious men to take extra wives.

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