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Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English volume

Exogamy

Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English vol.
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Exogamy  (EXOGAMY n.)


Endogamy 1 exists where both spouses must belong to the same group (e.g. tribe, clan). The term is also used to denote a tendency for spouses to be members of the same social or geographical group or isolate 2, which is generally of limited size. The opposite requirement or tendency is called exogamy 3. Mixed marriages 4 are marriages between persons of different nationalities, races, religions, etc. When marriage is contracted between persons with certain common characteristics, social, physical or mental, it is called homogamy 5, the opposite is called heterogamy 6.

  • 1. Endogamy, n. - endogamous, adj.
  • 3. Exogamy, n. - exogamous, adj.
  • 5. Homogamy, n. - homogamous, adj.
  • 6. Heterogamy, n. - heterogamous, adj.

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