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At higher levels, educational institutions bring potential mates together, thus serving as a "marriage market." This facilitates assortative mating-choosing mates who are similar to ourselves on various ranking criteria.

Assortative Mating

A mating pattern where individuals with similar phenotypic or genetic traits tend to mate with each other more frequently than would be expected under a random mating pattern.

Marriage Market

Refers to a sociological concept in which prospective partners evaluate each other's assets and liabilities before committing to a marriage or long-term relationship.

  • Acquire an understanding of how sociology views the significance and effects of education.
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