This week's topic is gendered friendship and love. An Asian American and Caucasian 19-year-old woman was interviewed and asked the question, "Based on your experience with relationships, do you think that relationships fit the pattern of homogamy in education, race, or social class, and if so, why do you think this occurs?" The respondent said that she does see homogamy in society, especially with social class. She says she does not see a lot of homogamy in race, though there are some couples of different races on her college campus. She thinks homogamy is more related to social class than race because individuals tend to spend time with other people that have similar standards of living, and people in certain social classes tend to socialize with each other because they attend the same institutions. For this reason, people only tend to interact with those who have similar class backgrounds. For example, community colleges tend to have individuals with middle-class and lower-class individuals, but no upper class, one percent individuals. People of similar races can form homogamous relationships because differences in culture lead to more problems in marriage, so if an individual in a relationship is already familiar with the culture, language, and religion of their significant other, couples can more likely be successful.
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