Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The practice of marrying into an equal or more prestigious social group or caste.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Act or practice of seeking a
spouse of highersocioeconomic status, orcaste status than oneself.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word hypergamy.
Examples
-
Last year, Tyler named "hypergamy" his word of the day.
-
Last year, Tyler named "hypergamy" his word of the day.
The Lens of Hypergamy: An Application, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
-
Last year, Tyler named "hypergamy" his word of the day.
-
As a new study by a University of Washington economics professor points out, female "hypergamy" (the tendency to marry upward with respect to social status, education, and income) is the norm in many societies, and widespread hypergamy inevitably disadvantages well-educated women, who have nowhere to marry up to.
Primary Sources 2004
-
As a new study by a University of Washington economics professor points out, female "hypergamy" (the tendency to marry upward with respect to social status, education, and income) is the norm in many societies, and widespread hypergamy inevitably disadvantages well-educated women, who have nowhere to marry up to.
Primary Sources 2004
-
Experts say that "hypergamy" (male from Dwija castes) has religious sanction while "hypogamy" (woman from upper caste) would mean the real breaking away from stratification.
The Times of India 2010
-
Social science has English terms to categorize systems of families and relationships -- includingmonogamy, polygamy, polygyny, hypergamy, matrilineal, patrilineal, and so on.
Philip N. Cohen: Take My Words For It: Homogamy and Heterogamy 2010
-
Why must a woman RELINQUISH her marriage to begin a new, largely exclusive relationship with a better man hypergamy?
The Lens of Hypergamy: An Application, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
-
I'm not doubting your analysis "through the lens of hypergamy", but the most likely source of female induced divorces is financially based.
The Lens of Hypergamy: An Application, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
-
My point is simply that the betrayal takes very different forms - and the lens of hypergamy helps social scientists understand why.
The Lens of Hypergamy: An Application, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
whichbe commented on the word hypergamy
The tendency for a woman to marry up, with respect to social status, education, income, etc. (From WordCraft)
May 20, 2008
dontcry commented on the word hypergamy
Or, really big legs.
May 20, 2008
reesetee commented on the word hypergamy
Or legs that can't stop dancing.
May 21, 2008