Endogamy refers to marriage
| Endogamy refers to marriage
A. Within a unit (like kin, group, caste)
B. Outside the unit
C. Where the man has several wives
D. Where the woman has several husbands
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Right Answer is: A
SOLUTION
The correct answer is Within a unit (like kin, group, caste).
- Endogamy refers to marriage within a unit (like kin, group, caste).
- It is also called in-marriage.
- These type of marriages takes place within a particular social group such as caste, clan, tribe, gotra, etc.
- Exogamy is referred as marriage to an outside group.
- Polygyny means where a man has multiple simultaneous wives.
- Polyandry means a woman has multiple simultaneous husbands.