Hypergamy
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title:
Hypergamy
text:
Hypergamy is a term used in social science for the act or practice of a person dating or marrying a spouse of higher social status or sexual capital than themselves, and continuingly attempting to replace their current partner with someone they deem superior. The antonym "hypogamy" refers to the inverse: marrying a person of lower social class or status. Both terms were invented in the Indian subcontinent in the 19th century while translating classical Hindu law books, which used the Sanskrit te
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description:
Practice of a person marrying a spouse of higher social status
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypergamy
date created:
2005-12-29T23:32:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T07:54:57Z
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