Exogamous group is a section of society within which marriages are prohibited. A marriage within an exogamous group is regarded as incestuous.
Examples of exogamous groups are:
- Gotras and Clans in the castes in India. For the Wasp Genus, see Gotra (wasp A Gotra is the Lineage A clan is a group of People united by Kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor
- "Fis" among the Albanians
- Individuals with the same last name in China, or Chinese surname, Chinese clan
See also
Chinese family name is one of the hundreds or thousands of Family names that have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic A Chinese clan ( is a patrilineal and patrilocal group of related Chinese people with a common surname sharing a common ancestor and in many cases an NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** Exogamy has two related definitions both biological and cultural Endogamy is the practice of marrying within a social group. Cultures who practice endogamy require marriage between specified social groups classes or ethnicities
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