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Marriage Patterns

Author: Zach Lamb

Source: Intro Music by Mark Hannan; Public Domain

Video Transcript
Terms to Know
Endogamy

A marriage norm requiring someone to marry a person from inside his or her group.

Exogamy

A marriage norm requiring a person to marry someone from outside his or her group.

Homogamy

A marriage between two people who are socially and culturally similar.

Monogamy

A marriage between two people exclusively.

Polygamy

A marriage to multiple people at the same time.