have a generous amount of freedom, but this leads to the abuse of our system. This is especially true regarding polygamy in Bountiful, BC. Since women are susceptible to mental abuse in polygamous relationships, this should continue to be illegal in Canada. If this law were implemented, it would help women free themselves from oppression caused by male domination, eliminate the need for women to suppress feelings that conflict with the ideals of polygamous life, and help avoid depression resulting from the accumulation of hidden feelings. Polygamy is when a man or woman has multiple spouses. One branch of polygamy is called “polygyny,” which is when “a man is married to multiple wives” (Zeitzen 3). In polygyny, women have become incredibly submissive because they believe that being the best sister wife would mean getting closer to God. This means that they will obey their husbands and the prophet without question. Some of these Mormon fundamentalists reside in a hidden community known as Bountiful, in British Columbia. The women of Bountiful are subjected to imprisonment and abuse induced by their religious cult. “Some of the men of Abundance are there in their forties and fifties when they marry fourteen-year-old girls” (Bramham 12). This is pertinent in showing For example; women “are programmed by their prophets to appear happy… [and] are taught from birth to “keep it sweet”.” (Bramham 17) This critical statement defends the idea of imposing “codes of blind obedience” (Bramham 195). In the documentary "Leaving Bountiful", Debbie Palmer is forced to wait while her son is taken away from her. This cruel test of obedience, performed by her husband, was used to systematically rip the moth out of her… middle of paper… International Journal Of Social Psychiatry 52.1 (2006): 5-17. PsycINFO. Network. November 29, 2011.Bramham, Daphne. The Secret Lives of Saints: Child Brides and Lost Boys in Canada's Polygamous Sect, Toronto: Random House Canada, 2008. Print.Brooks, Thom. “The problem of polygamy”. Philosophical Topics 37.2 (2009): 109-22. Web.Hassouneh-Phillips, Dena. “Polygamy and Wife Abuse: A Qualitative Study of Muslim Women in America.” Women's Health Care International 22.8 (2001): 735-748. Premier of academic research. Network. November 29, 2011.Simon, Robin W. and Kathryn Lively. "Sex, anger and depression". Social Forces 88.4 (2010): 1543-1568. Premier of academic research. Network. November 29, 2011. Slinger, Helen, dir. Leaving Abundant. Narr. Ann Mortifee. Bountiful Films, 2002. Documentary.Zeitzen, M. Koktvedgaard. Polygamy: A Cross-Cultural Analysis, 2008. New York: Berg, 2008. Print.

Topic > have a generous amount of freedom, but this leads to the abuse of our system. This is especially true regarding polygamy in Bountiful, BC. Since women are susceptible to mental abuse in polygamous relationships, this should continue to be illegal in Canada. If this law were implemented, it would help women free themselves from oppression caused by male domination, eliminate the need for women to suppress feelings that conflict with the ideals of polygamous life, and help avoid depression resulting from the accumulation of hidden feelings. Polygamy is when a man or woman has multiple spouses. One branch of polygamy is called “polygyny,” which is when “a man is married to multiple wives” (Zeitzen 3). In polygyny, women have become incredibly submissive because they believe that being the best sister wife would mean getting closer to God. This means that they will obey their husbands and the prophet without question. Some of these Mormon fundamentalists reside in a hidden community known as Bountiful, in British Columbia. The women of Bountiful are subjected to imprisonment and abuse induced by their religious cult. “Some of the men of Abundance are there in their forties and fifties when they marry fourteen-year-old girls” (Bramham 12). This is pertinent in showing For example; women “are programmed by their prophets to appear happy… [and] are taught from birth to “keep it sweet”.” (Bramham 17) This critical statement defends the idea of imposing “codes of blind obedience” (Bramham 195). In the documentary "Leaving Bountiful", Debbie Palmer is forced to wait while her son is taken away from her. This cruel test of obedience, performed by her husband, was used to systematically rip the moth out of her… middle of paper… International Journal Of Social Psychiatry 52.1 (2006): 5-17. PsycINFO. Network. November 29, 2011.Bramham, Daphne. The Secret Lives of Saints: Child Brides and Lost Boys in Canada's Polygamous Sect, Toronto: Random House Canada, 2008. Print.Brooks, Thom. “The problem of polygamy”. Philosophical Topics 37.2 (2009): 109-22. Web.Hassouneh-Phillips, Dena. “Polygamy and Wife Abuse: A Qualitative Study of Muslim Women in America.” Women's Health Care International 22.8 (2001): 735-748. Premier of academic research. Network. November 29, 2011.Simon, Robin W. and Kathryn Lively. "Sex, anger and depression". Social Forces 88.4 (2010): 1543-1568. Premier of academic research. Network. November 29, 2011. Slinger, Helen, dir. Leaving Abundant. Narr. Ann Mortifee. Bountiful Films, 2002. Documentary.Zeitzen, M. Koktvedgaard. Polygamy: A Cross-Cultural Analysis, 2008. New York: Berg, 2008. Print.