1. World problems
  2. Hypergamy

Hypergamy

  • Marrying up socially

Nature

The custom forbidding women of a particular social status to marry a man with lower status. They are allowed to marry men of their own or higher status.

Broader

Aggravated by

Snobbery
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Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Subject
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Language
English
Last update
Dec 3, 2024