Qualitative exploration of the causes and context of men's polygamy

In different societies, an issue forms to different ways at the same time, which is accepted or rejected. Polygamy is a social and cultural issue that is different in its causes and formations. The purpose of this study is to identify reasons and how polygamy forms in Saravan city.

The method of this research was a qualitative type of ground theory. Participants were selected according to the aim of this study that they are Polygamy. Men’s who had man marriage with several woman in Saravan city. The text Date were collected through semi structured interviews. The interviews continued with theoretical saturation, after interviewing with 14 people, that theoretical saturation was achieved and interviews were continued for more than 17 people and then the text of interviews are coded on papers and their dates are analysed.

Findings included through to main categories and one category that is called core category which is presented as psycho-social arousal that is firmed in paradigm model and story line. Overall, the results of the research showed the reasons of Polygamy that included; traditional marriage and sexual needs as terms of causes, the blame of first wife and religious factors, family facilitation and having two residences as interfere conditions, authority representation and free living lifestyle and financial ability as grounded conditions. This condition finally caused that psych- social arousal creats the strategy of the "subjective and difficult transition from first wife".