Endogamy is the cultural practice of mating within a specific social group, religious denomination, caste, or ethnic group, rejecting any from outside of the group or belief structure as unsuitable for marriage or other … See more

Endogamic marriage patterns may increase the frequency of various levels of cousin marriage in a population, and may cause high … See more

• Anti-miscegenation laws
• Arranged marriage
• Assortative mating
• Consanguinity
• Ethnic nationalism See more

• "Endogamy" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). 1911.
• Bittles, A. H. (2009). "Commentary: The background and outcomes of the first-cousin marriage controversy in Great Britain". International Journal of Epidemiology. 38 (6): … See more

Endogamy can encourage sectarianism and serves as a form of self-segregation. For instance, a community resists integration or … See more

The Urapmin, a small tribe in Papua New Guinea, practice strict endogamy. The Urapmin also have a system of kinship classes known as … See more

Examples of ethnic and religious groups that have typically practiced endogamy include:
• Aari
• Alawites
• The Amish of North America
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