“Thus, the very rules of restraint lead, in their view, to promiscuity. But this relies on looking at the system solely from the viewpoint of men, credited with a voracious sexual appetite, which again seems to have its roots as much in a Western model as in an African one”. After reading the entire article I would work this quote into my paper by using it to further enhance my argument showing that male promiscuity is common among many cultures and not just in ours. The quote would be precursored by the background from the article that told the reader that when women in the African culture are post pardom, in other words right after they have a child, the men practice polygamy. The fact that a woman is expected to stay at home and watch after the child, alone, while the man whom impregnated her is off sleeping with as many other women as he likes is just revolting. Not to mention the fact that in the quote itself it compares the male polygamy to what is common in Western culture. Meaning that we are definitely included in that generalization. This one quote could be the basis for an entire paragraph and would genuinely support my argument. It also gives an example from a different culture that isn’t our own that emulates somewhat what men are like in this country. To mate for life or not? That is the question.
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