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| '''Endogamy''' is the practice of ] within a social group because of social norms that encourage or require it. |
'''Endogamy''' is the practice of ] within a social group because of social norms that encourage or require it. For instance when tribal membership is determined by ] lines, a woman who marries outside a tribe leaves that tribe. As a result, marriage between cousins or second cousins is frequent and encouraged. | ||
| The opposite of ] is ]. | The opposite of ] is ]. | ||
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Endogamy is the practice of marrying within a social group because of social norms that encourage or require it. For instance when tribal membership is determined by patrilineal lines, a woman who marries outside a tribe leaves that tribe. As a result, marriage between cousins or second cousins is frequent and encouraged.
The opposite of endogamy is exogamy.
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