How did polyandry evolve into polygamy in history?

As we all know, in ancient times, it was a matriarchal society at the beginning, and the women in the family were engaged in picking and giving birth to children, and were the head of the family, and had absolute authority in a family or even a tribe. At that time, women were polyandry. Therefore, at that time, the child knew only his mother, but not his father, so the child took the mother's surname.

But then, all this changed subversively, from polyandry to polygamy, and the children's surnames also took their father's surname. What's going on here? There are three reasons for this.

One is the muscle theory, whether in ancient times or in the present, there is a huge difference in physiology between men and women. In other words, men were naturally more powerful than women, which led to the fact that in the late gathering era and early agricultural societies, men took on more labor and contributed more to the family and tribe, thus improving their status in the family, which was the first step in the rise of patriarchal society.

The second is the hooligan theory, men are bloody and aggressive, and in primitive societies there is a lack of resources, and primitive humans will inevitably have armed conflicts in order to compete for limited resources. At this time, the importance of strong men in a family or even a tribe was highlighted, so their family status and influence grew. With the advent of armies of men, the men of the family took control of the social violence apparatus that could be used to further improve their family status and even gain leadership over the family or tribe.

The third is the compromise of women, because women want to get pregnant and give birth to children, once the women in the family are pregnant, it is inconvenient to work, and they are pregnant for ten months, at this time they need the men in the family to take on more family work. In the process, as women gradually became dependent on men, men took the opportunity to claim power, while women let their guard down and constantly compromised and delegated power to men.

Eventually, the power of the man in the family increased, until one day he completely replaced the woman, and thus entered the patriarchal society. Men could turn into serfs and sing, turning polyandry into polygamy. It's the same nowadays, whoever holds the economic power in the family is the boss.

Husbands and wives want to be equal in marriage, provided that both spouses are financially independent, so that they can have confidence. What do you say, guys?

The first is that because men have great strength, their status in the family has improved. The second is because the tribe still relies on men to fight wars or something, so the leadership of the family gradually falls into the hands of men. The third is because once a woman is pregnant, she is physically inconvenient and must rely on men, and men's rights are growing day by day, so they slowly evolve into polygamy.

Because with the development of society, there is an increasing need for people with strength like men to do some heavy labor. For women who are weaker, they can only live under the protection of men, so it is transformed into polygamy.

Polyandry was proposed by Huang Youguang.

Recently, the famous economist Huang Youguang proposed that in view of the fact that in the future, most marriageable men may not be able to find wives"There are more men than women"It is already an inevitable problem, so it is advisable to consider it"Polyanry"of the marriage system to alleviate this major problem. In fact, it is not uncommon for more men than women to ask about the problem, according to experts**In 2020, there will be 30 million to 40 million marriageable men in China"It was left behind"。

In the face of such a grim situation, Professor Huang Youguang proposed"Polyanry"The institution of marriage seems to be reasonable. However, as we all know, China's marriage law clearly stipulates that it is implemented"Monogamy"The system, that is, a monogamy, besides, regardless of whether Professor Huang Youguang's suggestion is ignored or not, from the perspective of the real people, it must be difficult for the Chinese people to accept"Polyanry"or"Polygamy"system, because such a system is indeed contrary to legal principles.

Huang Youguang Profile

Huang Youguang, male, born in Malaysia in 1942, is a Chinese economist who graduated from Nanyang University in Singapore and the University of Sydney. He has been a professor at Monash University, a fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences, a chair professor of economics at Nanyang Liyuan University of Technology, a distinguished chair professor at the School of Economics of Fudan University, and a visiting professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University.

His research interests include China's economic problems, welfare economics and public policy, the creation of a comprehensive micro, macro and comprehensive equilibrium analysis, and the development of a new classical economics that analyzes the classical division of labor, specialization and economic organization with modern mathematical methods in cooperation with Yang Xiaokai.

The state does not practice polyandry, because China practices a marriage system of freedom of marriage, monogamy, and equality between men and women, and men and women can only marry one wife and marry an unprecedented husband; A person cannot marry multiple people at the same time. If, in the case of being already married, it is the crime of bigamy.

[Legal basis].Article 1041 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China.

Marriage and family are protected by the state.

Freedom of marriage, monogamy, and equality between men and women are practiced.

Protect the legitimate rights and interests of women, minors, the elderly, and the disabled.

Article 1049.

A man and a woman who wish to marry shall apply for marriage registration in person at the marriage registration office. Where the provisions of this Law are met, they shall be registered and a marriage certificate shall be issued. The marriage relationship is established after the marriage is registered. Where marriage registration has not been completed, the registration shall be re-registered.

Article 258 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China.

Whoever has a spouse and marries another person while knowing that he or she has a spouse shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than two years or short-term detention.

I think this is unreasonable, it is something that cannot be done at all, and it is absolutely impossible.

Polygamy seems to be more prevalent in matriarchal societies. In this system, a wife has several husbands, one of whom is the main husband and the rest is the second husband. Sexual rights are usually assigned by the husband and wife with the consent of the husband and wife.

In addition to sharing in the sexual rights of his wife, a man may also demand that the children born to him be brought to his name. Children can separately claim property rights from their biological fathers. In addition, all children have equal rights and interests in their mother's property.

I think this is just a personal opinion, and no matter how you look at it, polyandry is not ripe.

I don't think it's good, one husband is enough for you to be busy, Dofu is tired, housework alone can exhaust people, and there are children to take care of, it's scary to think about.

What do you think about the multiple copies in one issue? I think this is both unreasonable and unreasonable, it is something that cannot be done at all, it is absolutely impossible, if this is the case, maybe, there are more contradictions in him, and even, for women's lives, there is no protection, because if you love you today, you will love him tomorrow, and there will be a god-killing thing.

If you don't agree with it, China won't implement it, after all, our country is still very traditional.

Polyandry women have to die of exhaustion and have several children? How many men are served?

I'm a man. I supported it with the men in several of our townships. Hurry up and do it. We're waiting to get married.

This is creating chaos in the country, and what will happen if it is done in this way.

If you can't do it, it's eye-catching.

This does not conform to the logic of today's people. The home is an intimate space. There's no way to share.

I don't think it's okay, because men don't have a family, even if the woman in a village is a round for a month or a day.

Impossible! Contrary to the original intent of the Marriage Law!