Joseph Henrich on Monogamous Marriage #monogamy #marriage #westernculture

“Monogamous marriage changes men psychologically, even hormonally, and has downstream effects on societies. Although this form of marriage is neither "natural" nor "normal" for human societies and runs directly counter to the strong inclinations of high-status or elite men—it nevertheless can give religious groups and societies an advantage in intergroup competition. By suppressing male-male competition and altering family structure, monogamous marriage shifts men's psychology in ways that tend to reduce crime, violence, and zero-sum thinking while promoting broader trust, long-term investments, and steady economic accumulation. Rather than pursuing impulsive or risky behaviors aimed at catapulting themselves up the social ladder, low-status men in monogamous societies have a chance to marry, have children, and invest in the future. High-status men can and will still compete for status, but the currency of that competition can no longer involve the accumulation of wives or concubines.” -Joseph Henrich

Henrich, J. (2020). The WEIRDest people in the world: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

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