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Revision as of 22:14, 18 December 2003 by Roadrunner (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Endogamy refers to social norms which either encourage or require marriage within a social group. An example of endogamy are the tribes of Iraq. Because tribal membership is determined by patralineal lines, a woman who marries outside a tribe exits that tribe. As a result, marriage between cousins or second cousins is frequent and encouraged.
The opposite of endogamy is exogamy.
see also incest