endogamy

endogamy
The preferred or prescribed practice of marrying within the defined kin-group, be it clan, lineage, village, or social class. The opposite principle is exogamy: the preferred or prescribed practice of marriage outside the kin group, the boundaries of which are often defined by the incest taboo. The latter principle is most clearly expressed in the Arapesh saying, recorded by Margaret Mead, which states: ‘Your own mother, your own sister, your own pigs, your own yams you have piled up, you may not eat. |Other people's mothers, other people's sisters other people's pigs, other people's yams that they have piled up, you may eat.’

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  • Endogamy — is the practice of marrying within a social group. Cultures who practice endogamy require marriage between specified social groups, classes, or ethnicities. A Danish endogamist would require marriage only to other Danes. Just about any accepted… …   Wikipedia

  • Endogamy — En*dog a*my, n. Marriage only within the tribe; a custom restricting a man in his choice of a wife to the tribe to which he belongs; opposed to {exogamy}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • endogamy — endogamy. См. эндогамия. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • endogamy — 1865, from endogamous (1865); for which see ENDO (Cf. endo ) + GAMETE (Cf. gamete) …   Etymology dictionary

  • endogamy — [en däg′ə mē] n. [ ENDO + GAMY] 1. the custom of marrying only within one s own group, as a clan, tribe, etc.; inbreeding: opposed to EXOGAMY 2. self pollination among flowers of the same plant endogamous adj. endogamic [en΄dō gam′ik] …   English World dictionary

  • endogamy — endogamous, endogamic /en doh gam ik/, adj. /en dog euh mee/, n. marriage within a specific tribe or similar social unit. Cf. exogamy (def. 1). [1860 65; ENDO + GAMY] * * * ▪ sociology also called  in marriage        custom enjoining one to marry …   Universalium

  • endogamy — endogamija statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Lytinis dauginimas, kai kryžminami labiau ar mažiau giminiški individai. atitikmenys: angl. endogamy rus. эндогамия …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • Endogamy in the British monarchy — The British royal cousin marriages are considered an example of endogamy, or the practice of marrying within a specific class and social group, often for financial gain or influence in affairs of state. The handful of first cousin marriages was… …   Wikipedia

  • endogamy — noun Date: 1865 marriage within a specific group as required by custom or law • endogamous adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • endogamy — n. [Gr. endon, within; gamos, marriage] Inbreeding; sexual reproduction in which mating partners are closely related; see exogamy, autogamy …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • endogamy — noun The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one’s own ethnic, religious, or social group. Ant: exogamy See Also: endogamous …   Wiktionary

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