Polygyny and Gender: The Gendered Narratives of Adults Raised in Polygynous Families

Abstract

Polygyny and Gender is a book that interrogates the potential impact and in fl uences that growing up in polygynous family relations have on the lives of participants who are now adults. The key question that the book seeks to answer is: how does a polygynous family upbringing shape perceptions of gender identity and gender relations? The research further intends to fi nd out the broader family dynamics regarding the relationships with the key players in a polygynous family, which are the husbands, wives and children. This book has been adapted from a PhD research dissertation that was done with the University of KwaZulu Natal. an and timely to after a of