Candace grew up in a middle-class family and met Charles in college. Charles was from a very wealthy family, and his parents did not want him to marry Candace because she was not from their social class. Eventually, they broke up and Charles married a girl from another wealthy family and Candace married someone from a middle class family. This observation that most marriages are comprised of people from similar social classes is known as _____.
A) homogamy
B) monogamy
C) social stratification
D) habitus
E) social skewness

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The observation that most marriages are comprised of people from similar social classes is known as homogamy.

Candace Grew Up in a Middle-Class Family and Met Charles