{"id":111,"date":"2024-02-14T20:15:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T20:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.observingthemortals.com\/?p=111"},"modified":"2024-02-14T20:15:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T20:15:34","slug":"exogamy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.observingthemortals.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/14\/exogamy\/","title":{"rendered":"Exogamy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><u>McLemban (1970)<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;introduced in &#8220;<strong>primitive m&#8217;age<\/strong>&#8221; introduced term endogamy &amp; exogamy. In it he also opposed&nbsp;<strong>L.H Morgan<\/strong>\u2019s scheme of linking type of m\u2019age to evolutionary stages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Meaning<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; prohibition of m&#8217;age union within Specific group i.e refers to the expectation that a marriage partner will be chosen from the social group of which one is not a member.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Examples<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>eg-&nbsp;<strong>Todas<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2192 clan exogamy.&nbsp;<strong>Oraons<\/strong>&nbsp;(chotanagpur) \u2192&nbsp;village exogamy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Origin of exogamy or Advantage<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>often theorised developed as extension of incest taboo, covering various relatives&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><u>McLennan (1970)<\/u><\/strong>&#8211; scarcity of women -obliged man to seek woman outside their clans&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><u>Taylor (1889)<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2192 Political alliance for maintaining peace with other bands. (<strong>Cooperation theory<\/strong>)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><u>Frazer<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0&#8220;Totemism &#038; Exogamy&#8221; (1910)\n<ul>\n<li>Assam &amp; Africa \u2192 chief of exogamous tribes \u2192&nbsp; marries within tribe but if pretty women \u2192 then outside<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><u>Audrey Richards<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;: hunter &amp; gatherers \u2192 constant food scarsity \u2192&nbsp; female infenticide lack \u2192 bring outside woman&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May be intended to prevent the harmful health effects of inbreeding.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><u>Herbert Risley<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; the desire to have a&nbsp;<strong>variety in life<\/strong>&nbsp;has influenced people to seek ties with strangers &amp; this had led to exogamy.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Types<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Vary from society to society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u>Biological exogamy<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\n<ul>\n<li>Relatively less genetically related partners. ie. 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