Question

select the correct answer.
sara’s father opposes her marrying outside their family’s religion and ethnicity. which rule of marriage is he following?
a. monogamy
b. endogamy
c. heterogamy
d. exogamy

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each term:

• Monogamy: Involves one spouse at a time (not about group/ethnicity restrictions).
• Endogamy: Marriage within a specific group (e.g., religion, ethnicity). Sara’s father opposes marrying outside the family’s religion/ethnicity, so he supports endogamy (opposes exogamy).
• Heterogamy: Marriage between different social groups (not restricted to religion/ethnicity alone).
• Exogamy: Marriage outside a specific group (Sara’s father opposes this, so the rule he follows is endogamy, as he wants marriage within the group).

Answer:

B. endogamy