Synopsis
An introduction to what polygamy is, the history of polygamy and its relationship to religion.
- Programme: East
- Episode: Happy Families
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1996
- Sociology | How are family life and relationships changing? | Nuclear families, extended families, lone parent families, reconstituted families, same-sex families, non-family households, lone-person households, Family life and diversity: emerging family types, trends in marriage, divorce and cohabitation, Demographic changes: birth rate, family size, age at marriage, age of childbearing, ageing population.
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