homogamy
Similar partners wed
Homogamy is marriage or mating between individuals with similar characteristics—whether social class, education, ethnicity, or physical traits.
Sociologists use the term to describe the tendency of people to partner with others like themselves: Educational homogamy has increased as more women attend college.
In biology, homogamy refers to the simultaneous maturation of male and female reproductive organs in a flower, enabling self-fertilization.
Likeness between things
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- similarityState of being alike
- matchingIdentical in appearance
compatibility · congruence · shared traits · shared values · likeness · parity · sameness · birds of a feather
Pairing by shared traits
- mate selectionChoosing a romantic partner
- spousalOf a marriage partner
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
- wedlockState of being spouses
conjugal · nuptial · partnership · pairing · coupling · match · intermarriage · hypergamy
Pairing by shared traits
- social stratificationSociety's hierarchical layering
- classGrouping by shared traits
- casteInherited social division
- social mobilityMovement between societal strata
inequality · status · socioeconomic · cultural capital · elite · stratification
Fertilization within one plant
- self-fertilizationReproducing using own gametes
- antherPollen-producing structure
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
stamen · pistil · flowering · angiosperms · hermaphroditic · fertilization · botany
resemblance
Likeness between things
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- similarityState of being alike
matching · compatibility · congruence · shared traits · shared values · likeness · parity · sameness · birds of a feather
assortative mating
Pairing by shared traits
- mate selectionChoosing a romantic partner
- spousalOf a marriage partner
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
wedlock · conjugal · nuptial · partnership · pairing · coupling · match · intermarriage · hypergamy · arranged marriage
assortative mating
Pairing by shared traits
- social stratificationSociety's hierarchical layering
- classGrouping by shared traits
- casteInherited social division
social mobility · inequality · status · socioeconomic · cultural capital · elite · stratification
self-pollination
Fertilization within one plant
- self-fertilizationReproducing using own gametes
- antherPollen-producing structure
- stigmaMark of dishonor
pollen · stamen · pistil · flowering · angiosperms · hermaphroditic · fertilization · botany
homogamyexogamy
Union outside one's clan
outmarriage · intermarriage · mixed marriage · miscegenation · marrying out
homogamyoutcrossing
Breeding unrelated same-species individuals
cross-pollination · cross-fertilization · self-incompatibility
gamy, polygamy, bigamy, monogamy, homo, gamete, exogamy, endogamy, gametic