intermarriage

(noun)

a marriage between people belonging to different groups, ethnic, religious or otherwise.

Related Terms

  • spatial concentration
  • socioeconomic status

Examples of intermarriage in the following topics:

  • Assimilation

    • Intermarriage refers to marriage across racial, ethnic, or, occasionally, generational lines.
    • High rates of intermarriage are considered to be an indication of social integration, as they suggest intimate and profound relations between people of different groups.
    • Intermarriage reduces the ability of families to pass on to their children a consistent ethnic culture and thus is an agent of assimilation.
  • The Incest Taboo, Marriage, and the Family

    • Intermarriage between groups construct valuable alliances that improve the ability for both groups to thrive.
  • The Decline of the Traditional Family

    • Intermarriage between groups, tribes, or clans was often political or strategic and resulted in reciprocal obligations between the two groups represented by the marital partners.
  • What is a family?

    • Intermarriage between groups, tribes, or clans was often political or strategic and resulted in reciprocal obligations between the two groups represented by the marital partners.
  • Social Construct or Biological Lineage?

    • However, distinctions between racial groups are declining due to intermarriage and have been for years.
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