NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
SOCIOLOGY
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polygyny
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heterogamy
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neolocal
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nuclear family
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homogamy
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Detailed explanation-1: -Heterogamous marriages, in which partners have dissimilar attributes (e.g. by socio-economic status or ethnicity), are often at elevated risk of dissolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -In sociology, heterogamy refers to a marriage between two individuals that differ in a certain criterion, and is contrasted with homogamy for a marriage or union between partners that match according to that criterion. For example, ethnic heterogamy refers to marriages involving individuals of different ethnic groups.
Detailed explanation-3: -noun. het·er·og·a·my ˌhe-tə-ˈrä-gə-mē : sexual reproduction involving fusion of unlike gametes often differing in size, structure, and physiology. : the condition of reproducing by heterogamy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Homogamy should not be confused with same-sex marriages. Both same-sex and opposite-sex couples usually tend to homogamy. On the other hand, heterogamy is the marriage between individuals with different cultures, statuses, and ethnicity.
Detailed explanation-5: -Homogamy has been suggested as a term for same-sex marriage or other union, and heterogamy as a term for marriage or a union between people of different sexes.