NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -polyandry, marriage of a woman to two or more men at the same time; the term derives from the Greek polys, “many, ‘’ and anēr, andros, “man.” When the husbands in a polyandrous marriage are brothers or are said to be brothers, the institution is called adelphic, or fraternal, polyandry.

Detailed explanation-2: -Polyandry is a form of polygamy in which a woman takes two or more husbands at the same time. For example, fraternal polyandry is practiced among Tibetans in Nepal, parts of China and part of northern India, in which two or more brothers are married to the same wife, with the wife having equal “sexual access” to them.

Detailed explanation-3: -Polyandry has been practised in several parts of India, such as Rajasthan, Ladakh and Zanskar, in the Jaunsar-Bawar region in Uttarakhand, among the Toda of South India. It also occurs or has occurred in Nigeria, the Nymba, Irigwe and some pre-contact Polynesian societies, though probably only among higher caste women.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bigamy and polygamy are two different types of marriage practices, both involving marriages to multiple spouses. In a bigamous marriage, the two or more spouses are typically unaware of one another. In a polygamous marriage, two or more spouses are aware of each other’s union to the spouse.

Detailed explanation-5: -Polyandry is the other main type of polygamy and occurs when a woman is married to more than one man at a time. Fraternal polyandry involves the marriage of a woman to two or more biological brothers, while nonfraternal involves the marriage of a woman to unrelated men.