intermarriage
(noun)
a marriage between people belonging to different groups, ethnic, religious or otherwise.
Examples of intermarriage in the following topics:
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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.
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The Incest Taboo, Marriage, and the Family
- Intermarriage between groups construct valuable alliances that improve the ability for both groups to thrive.
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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.
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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.
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Social Construct or Biological Lineage?
- However, distinctions between racial groups are declining due to intermarriage and have been for years.