Social Computing Based Analysis on Monogamous Marriage Puzzle of Human

TL;DR

This paper explores the social and evolutionary mechanisms behind the prevalence of monogamous marriage in humans, emphasizing wealth redistribution and sexual selection dynamics through social computing methods.

Contribution

It introduces a novel social computing approach combining experimental and analytical analysis to explain the shift from polygyny to monogamy in human societies.

Findings

Monogamous marriage can be explained by wealth redistribution dynamics.

Sexual selection influences the transition from polygyny to monogamy.

Social computing methods effectively analyze complex social behaviors.

Abstract

Most of the mammal species hold polygynous mating systems. The majority of the marriage systems of mankind were also polygynous over civilized history, however, socially imposed monogamy gradually prevails throughout the world. This is difficult to understand because those mostly influential in society are themselves benefitted from polygyny. Actually, the puzzle of monogamous marriage could be explained by a simple mechanism, which lies in the sexual selection dynamics of civilized human societies, driven by wealth redistribution. The discussions in this paper are mainly based on the approach of social computing, with a combination of both experimental and analytical analysis.