Hypogamy
practice of a person marrying a spouse of lower caste or social status than themselves
Hypogamy is marrying someone considered to be of lower economic or social class or caste.[1][2] Hypogamy has been found to be practiced more by men than by women. For men power and control is the one of the strongest attainments and what often leads them to pursue a hypogamous relationship. The idea of power and control is made possible by the gender roles and expectations that society has instilled in both men and women. Societal institutions have created deeply rooted systematic differences between men and women and an idea of how far women can go socially, professionally, and economically. Immigration and citizenship have influenced the goal of marriage, consequentially creating hypogamy on the personal level.
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- ↑ Almanzar, Josephine Marie (2016). Encyclopedia of Family Studies. American Cancer Society. pp. 1–3. doi:10.1002/9781119085621.wbefs332. ISBN 978-1-119-08562-1.
- ↑ Carter, Lewis F. (1968). "Racial-Caste Hypogamy: A Sociological Myth?". Phylon (1960-). 29 (4): 347–350. doi:10.2307/274016. ISSN 0031-8906. JSTOR 274016.
