Asked by
Karla Cardenas
on Dec 16, 2024Verified
The tendency to marry someone who is similar in age,race,education,or religion is referred to as __________.
A) marriage gradient
B) homogamy
C) a cross-cultural factor
D) gender replication
Marriage Gradient
The tendency for men to marry women who are slightly younger, smaller, and lower in status, and women to marry men who are slightly older, larger, and higher in status.
Homogamy
The tendency to marry someone who is similar in age, race, education, religion, and other basic demographic.
Cross-Cultural Factor
An element that varies or is analyzed across different cultures, often considered in studies comparing behaviors, norms, or phenomena in various cultural contexts.
- Examine mate selection preferences across cultures and their evolutionary and social underpinnings.
Verified Answer
LV
Learning Objectives
- Examine mate selection preferences across cultures and their evolutionary and social underpinnings.