Question

In Tibet, a young man lives with his older brother, who is married. The younger brother eventually begins to think about setting up his own tent and taking his share of the yak and fields of grass. One night, his brother’s wife gives him her necklace. In Tibetan culture, this is an invitation for him to become her second husband. If he accepts, he will remain with his brother and share the same tent. This type of marriage is called ______.

Answer 1

Answer: Polyandry

Explanation:

There are lots of families in Tibet practice this Polyandry.

Especially fraternal Polyandry.

Polyandry is a type of marriage system whereby a woman has more than one husband. In Tibet, a woman can marry more than 2 men. Tibet commonly practice fraternal Polyandry where a woman marries more than one blood brothers. This is done in Tibet so that women will have a lot of assistants on their farms due to difficult and strong land topography and terrains and also to settle inheritance issues among siblings especially in land cases.