Hypergamy (colloquially referred to as `marrying up`) is the act or practice of marrying someone wealthier, or of higher caste or status than oneself. Although the term is not gendered, it is generally used by social scientists to refer to women marrying higher-status men, rather than to men marrying higher-status women. The word `hypogamy` ty...
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marriage of a man to a woman of lower status
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(from the article `Kulinism`) ...and marriage rules said to have been introduced by Raja Vallala Sena of Bengal (reigned 1158–69); the name derives from the Sanskrit word kulna, ...
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hypergamy, hypergamous 1. A term used to denote the custom that forbids the marriage of a woman into a group of lower standing than her own. 2. Any marriage with a partner of higher social standing.
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the practice among Hindu women of marrying into a caste at least as high as their own.
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