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==Gender ratios== | ==Gender ratios== | ||
Another reason for polyandry is a skewed gender ratio due to widespread female infanticide, with one example of such a society that historically practiced polyandry primarily due to this reason being the Toda of Southern India<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toda_people</ref> | Another reason for polyandry is a skewed gender ratio due to widespread female infanticide, with one example of such a society that historically practiced polyandry primarily due to this reason being the Toda of Southern India.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toda_people</ref> | ||
It is also likely that the pre-Islamic Arabs practiced polyandry due to this reason, before the advent of Islam lead to the proscription of both infanticide and polyandry<ref>http://www.arabhumanists.org/arab-women-pre-islam/</ref> | It is also likely that the pre-Islamic Arabs practiced polyandry due to this reason, before the advent of Islam lead to the proscription of both infanticide and polyandry.<ref>http://www.arabhumanists.org/arab-women-pre-islam/</ref> | ||
==When polyandry is actually polygyny== | ==When polyandry is actually polygyny== |
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