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inmarriage

inmarriage

9.6
The custom of marrying only people from your own group, like your tribe or community
  • noun
  • /ˈɪnˌmɛrɪdʒ/
translation icon : endogamia
  • Debates about inmarriage versus exogamy are common in anthropology.

Examples

  • The tribe strictly enforced inmarriage to preserve its cultural traditions.

  • Laws requiring inmarriage have shaped the community's social structure for centuries.

  • Many communities still uphold inmarriage traditions.

  • Cultural traditions often promote inmarriage within the community.

  • The tribe strictly enforced inmarriage to preserve its cultural traditions.

  • Laws requiring inmarriage have shaped the community's social structure for centuries.

  • Cultural traditions often promote inmarriage within the community.

Synonyms

intermarriage
vsinmarriage
2 5.8

Marriage only between people from the same group, tribe, or religion

is the same practice but uses an alternate expression in usage
endogamy
vsinmarriage
  • Specialized
9.9

To marry only people from the same social group, tribe, or community

is the same practice but named with a different formal term

How Endogamous

inmarriage
9.6
exogamy
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

inmarriage singular
inmarriages plural

Morphology

inmarriage = marriage (semi-transparent) = in + marry + age

The connection to 'marriage' is clear, but the specific sociological meaning 'marriage within one's own group' is more specialized than a simple literal reading of 'in' + 'marriage'.

Etymology

Inmarriage is made from the part in- meaning 'inside' and the word marriage. So, inmarriage is the custom of marrying someone from 'inside' your own tribe, community, or social group.