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The answer to the question Who marries whom? is central for an understanding of the reproduction of social inequality in modern societies (Mare 1991). Rates of homogamy reflect the degree to which individuals of similar social origin and with the same characteristics such as education, religion, race, ethnicity, or occupation, marry each other (Kalmijn 1991, 1998; Kalmijn, Flap 2001). They indicate the degree of exclusion through the social structure and the extent to which social networks are closed to outsiders (Glass 1954; Simmel 1917/1970; von Wiese 1967; Laumann 1973).
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Blossfeld, HP., Timm, A. (2003). Educational Systems as Marriage Markets in Modern Societies: a Conceptual Framework. In: Blossfeld, HP., Timm, A. (eds) Who Marries Whom?. European Studies of Population, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1065-8_1
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