Would the authors venture to make a prediction on what will happen as the US moves away from monogamy?
Edit: I'm not talking about moving towards poligamy. I'm talking about moving away from monogamous marriage in general.
To quote from the article: According to Henrich, monogamy’s main cultural evolutionary advantage over polygyny is the more egalitarian distribution of women, which reduces male competition and social problems.
It seems obvious to me that this not a specific disadvantage of polygyny, but a specific advantage of monogamy. The state of nature, without marriage, also ought to produce a less "egalitarian distribution of women".
Edit: I'm not talking about moving towards poligamy. I'm talking about moving away from monogamous marriage in general.
To quote from the article: According to Henrich, monogamy’s main cultural evolutionary advantage over polygyny is the more egalitarian distribution of women, which reduces male competition and social problems.
It seems obvious to me that this not a specific disadvantage of polygyny, but a specific advantage of monogamy. The state of nature, without marriage, also ought to produce a less "egalitarian distribution of women".