(done!) Social Groups and Marriage Flashcards
1
Q
What is exogamy?
A
Marriage is allowed only outside a social group.
2
Q
What is endogamy?
A
Marriage is only allowed within a specific ethnic group, class, or social group, and rejecting others as unsuitable
3
Q
What is homogamy?
A
Marriage between individuals who are similar to each other in some culturally important way (SES, class, gender, ethnicity, age, or religion)
4
Q
What is heterogamy?
A
Marriage between individuals who are culturally different
5
Q
What is homophily?
A
Tendency for people to choose relationships with people who have similar attributes (preferred mixing)
