This makes a lot of sense to me and seems to be under estimated as a cause for problems.
In places where polygomy is common, rich dudes can get 4 wives and that leaves an imbalance for less wealthy guys. The less well off guys will be sexually frustrated and socially marginalized because they are not seen as real men without a wife. So they will do some extreme stuff to be able to get a wife.
https://www.economist.com/blogs/eco...3/economist-explains-16?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/
From the article:
Fair enough: corruption, weak institutions and tribalism all make violence more likely. But marital customs matter, too. Wherever polygamy is widely practised (in South Sudan, perhaps 40% of marriages involve multiple wives) turmoil tends to follow. The 20 most fragile states in the world are all somewhat or very polygamous.
In places where polygomy is common, rich dudes can get 4 wives and that leaves an imbalance for less wealthy guys. The less well off guys will be sexually frustrated and socially marginalized because they are not seen as real men without a wife. So they will do some extreme stuff to be able to get a wife.
https://www.economist.com/blogs/eco...3/economist-explains-16?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/
From the article:
Fair enough: corruption, weak institutions and tribalism all make violence more likely. But marital customs matter, too. Wherever polygamy is widely practised (in South Sudan, perhaps 40% of marriages involve multiple wives) turmoil tends to follow. The 20 most fragile states in the world are all somewhat or very polygamous.