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Culture questions

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Studies have shown that in some tribal cultures, it is normative to have multiple wives. While it is not considered legal or common practice in many parts of the world, researchers believe that an individual’s norms and actions should be understood by others in terms of that individual’s own cultural context. This concept is referred to as:
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