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Rethinking polygamy – new research upends conventional thinking about the advantages of monogamous marriage

  • Written by David W. Lawson, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara
Rethinking polygamy – new research upends conventional thinking about the advantages of monogamous marriageMost polygamous marriages are "polygynous," a union between one husband and multiple wives.HerminUtomo/iStock via Getty Images Plus

In July 2025, Uganda’s courts swiftly dismissed a petition challenging the legality of polygamy, citing the protection of religious and cultural freedom. For most social scientists and policymakers who have long...

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