%0 Journal Article %T Intermarriage and Homogamy: Causes, Patterns, Trends %A Matthijs Kalmijn %J - %D 1998 %R 10.1146/annurev.soc.24.1.395 %X People have a tendency to marry within their social group or to marry a person who is close to them in status. Although many characteristics play a role in the choice of a spouse, sociologists have.. %U https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.soc.24.1.395