Sosa

Álvaro Sosa

The interview took place near Fresno State campus on December 12, 2014. It lasted six minutes and 14 seconds. The link is http://grooveshark.com/s/Sociology+131/79shxM?src=5. The interviewee responded to the question: Do your relationships fit the pattern of homogamy – dating someone of similar/same education, race, and social class – and why we tend to see the pattern of homogamy in society? He believes that his past and future relations follow the pattern of homogamy for the most part.  One of the examples he gave was social class. Social class would be factor in his relations because his machismo would not allow him to be in a relationship in which the female has a higher status them him and thus will chose or have chosen to date women of same or lower economic status. Because he is a religious person he would like to date women who are at least Christians and therefore would follow the pattern of homogamy. For the other factors he is more flexible but he would still in homogamy because he is restricted by his religious believe and his Latino machismo.