Endogamy

several social constructions that have presided in determining who we will marry, what education we will receive, what jobs we will have, and where we will live. For example today people are more likely to marry within their race in what is none to be endogamy because of the social construct of race. Even more, if you are a woman versus a man you will earn less and receive less job opportunities promotions because today’s society is gendered which is socially constructed. Written by Christina…

approximately one in every 27 Jews is a “carrier of the Tay-Sachs disease gene” (“Learning About Tay-Sachs Disease” 2). A belief that is held behind why Tay-Sachs seems to be so prevalent and not in many other populations is the high rate of endogamy within the population. Endogamy is the practice of marriage between individuals within a certain population and not marrying outside of it. There is only an estimated 0.5% rate of admixture “per generation over the 80 generations since the founding…

One of my favorite shows on television today is the adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s book series, A Song of Ice and Fire, which has since been popularized today and commonly referred to as the HBO-designed title for the series, A Game of Thrones. The show does an exceptional job of coupling dramatic events with real world applications, which says a lot for a show regarded as a fantasy series by critics. Throughout the show there are certainly several different political implications that are…

each other. Growing up this lead to what I identify as my gender socialization. The book defines gender socialization as (). I have learned what is normal from witnessing a heterosexual couple. My parent’s marriage is an example of endogamy. Lecture describes endogamy as when you marry someone in the same social group as yourself. They shared similar faith, social status, race, and age. Also, growing up, my dad would…

An arranged marriage is a marriage that is set up before the lengthy relationship compared to a love marriage where marriage is the last step in solidifying a relationship. The more common type of arranged marriage, a traditional marriage is not-forced upon. This is when the parents choose their son/daughter’s future spouse, taking only a minimal of the soon to be newly-weds’ opinions into consideration (Traditional). Also, the refusal from a son or daughter regarding their soon to be spouse is…

power, rules on marriage between castes became more and more rigid. “Hence, it is being defined as a form of differentiation wherein constituent units form not a continuous hierarchy but 'discrete categories' observing ritualized social practices and endogamy, justified 'on the basis of putative biological differences.'” The racial stereotypes pushed by the Aryan Varna of the Brahmins caused Vedic India to become an almost purely endogamous society (Jaiswal, 1997). This was accentuated by the…

the old days, there were tons of tribes, tribes with all different nationalities. There are not too many tribes now, as there were back then. Some tribes characteristics are having a common territory, speaking a common language, and practicing endogamy. Tribes are well known for Indians. A lot of Indians were in tribes, back then. Some American Indian tribes were, Abnaki, Akimel O ‘Odham, Alabama­Coushatta, Aleut, Apache, Apalachee, Arapaho, Arikara, and Assiniboin. All of these tribes…

The concept of love is something so simple yet very complex in its entirety. As a human population we go years looking for someone compatible enough to consider marrying. Sometimes we fall in love with our high school sweethearts and sometimes we are forced to marry due to unexpected pregnancies. Regardless of the circumstances or situation everyone needs another affectionate individual to rightfully choose as their spouse. However, in third world countries such as India sometimes the option to…

Rumspringa occurs in the Amish world when children turn sixteen years old and are encourage to explore the English World (Shachtman, 2006). The film The Devil’s Playground documents the decisions that Amish teenagers from LaGrange County, Indiana make when their restrictions become limitless and they can explore the modern world. During this time period they experience drinking, partying, pre-marital sex, and illegal drugs. The purpose of rumspringa is for the youth to decide if they want to be…

Marriage, much like prison or slavery, is an institution created by humans. Throughout history marriage has served a much larger purpose than it does in today’s industrial societies. In America, most of us do not consider settling down and starting a family to be an option until we have completed school, acquired employment and found a comfortable social setting in which to “find ourselves.” We have the luxury of easing ourselves into a marriage mindset and preparing ourselves ahead of time.…