@article{ref1,
title="Polygyny",
journal="Journal of Black studies",
year="2007",
author="Cook, Cynthia T.",
volume="38",
number="2",
pages="232-250",
abstract="This article discusses polygamy as an adaptive cultural practice for Africa. It examines the effects of polygyny on population growth and fertility for select countries. It argues that polygyny has a positive effect on population growth and fertility but at the same time may be harmful to the health and well-being of women and children. It ends with a discussion of interviews conducted with Ivorian women during the summer of 2002. The women reveal their concerns that a monogamous relationship may become polygamous in the future; that they have little control over their husbands' taking a second wife.<p />",
language="",
issn="0021-9347",
doi="10.1177/0021934705285695",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021934705285695"
}