We tend to marry people in a similar social class to our own.Sociologists call this ________,or assortative mating.

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Sociologists call the tendency to marry people in a similar social class to our own as "homogamy" or "assortative mating". Choice A, marriage complementarity, refers to the idea that individuals select partners who complement their own wants or needs. Choice C, monogamy, refers to the practice of having only one spouse at a time. Choice D, status crystallisation, refers to the situation where an individual's social class is fixed and difficult to change, regardless of individual efforts.

We Tend to Marry People in a Similar Social Class