Question

Through a pattern of marriage, divorce, and remarriage, some people practice __________—a succession of marriages in which a person has several spouses over a lifetime but is legally married to only one person at a time.

Answer 1

The correct answer is : A succession of marriages in which a person has several spouses over a lifetime but is legally married to only one person at a time.

Step-by-step explanation:

A marriage is a legally recognized union between 2 people where they are united sexually, cooperate economically. It refers to a way of marriage in which one individual can or may have two or more spouses. This can be called polygyny and it is a practice of marrying multiple spouses. When a man is married to more than one wife at a time.

Answer 2

SERIAL MONOGAMY.

Step-by-step explanation:

Monogamy can be defined as a kind of relationship in which one has only one partner throughout a lifetime.

Serial monogamy (is a type of marital monogamy) describes a marriage to only a partner at a time, unlike bigamy and polygamy.

Serial monogamy is characterized by several successful, short-term marriages over a lifetime.

In serial monogamy, a person is allowed to have series of marriages but the person must be married to one person at a time.

Therefore, a succession of marriages in which a person has several spouses over a lifetime but is legally married to only one person at a time is SERIAL MONOGAMY.