Which term describes marriage within one's own kin group?

Which term describes marriage within one's own kin group?

• A. Endogamy
• B. Exogamy
• C. Polygyny
• D. Matrilineal

Answer: (A)

Endogamy describes marriage within one’s own kin group. This term refers to social rules or norms that encourage or require people to marry members of the same clan, caste, lineage, or community, helping to keep property, status, and cultural ties within the group. Exogamy is the opposite—marrying outside one’s group. Polygyny is about a man having multiple wives, not about whom he marries. Matrilineal relates to tracing descent through the mother’s line, not to the choice of a spouse.

Endogamy describes marriage within one’s own kin group. This term refers to social rules or norms that encourage or require people to marry members of the same clan, caste, lineage, or community, helping to keep property, status, and cultural ties within the group.

Exogamy is the opposite—marrying outside one’s group. Polygyny is about a man having multiple wives, not about whom he marries. Matrilineal relates to tracing descent through the mother’s line, not to the choice of a spouse.