Melvyn Goldstein's Polyandry: When Brothers Take A Wife

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Melvyn Goldstein analyzes and explains why male and female Tibetans living in North Nepal choose fraternal polyandry in the article, “Polyandry: When Brothers Take a Wife.” Although Goldstein doesn’t provide an extensive amount of information about fieldwork his research supports cultural materialism and culture constructionist perspectives. It’s clear that cultural materialism is the main reason Tibetans choose fraternal polyandry over monogamous or polygynous marriage.
The fieldwork in this article was very limited. Goldstein’s main source of information was research and quantitative data to support most of his points. Although he asked Dorje why he decided to marry with his brothers, the interview should’ve been longer. Dorje’s opinion