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Social traps represent a behavior or action which prioritizes individual gains at the expense of collective gains. Social fence refers to a short-term avoidance behavior by individuals that leads to a long-term loss to the entire group. [1] The missing hero trap is a perfect representation of a social fence.
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Even if a woman comes into a marriage earning the same as her husband, that equality drops off as women age. And while wives still manage the day-to-day expenses of grocery shopping, it’s men ...
Hypergamy (colloquially referred to as "dating up" or "marrying up" [1]) is a term used in social science for the act or practice of a person dating or marrying a spouse of higher social status or sexual capital than themselves. The antonym "hypogamy" [a] refers to the inverse: marrying a person of lower social class or status (colloquially ...
‘I continue to be amazed by the trajectory difference between my married versus unmarried friends,” a University of Virginia graduate student from Arkansas recently wrote to Brad Wilcox. “I ...
Marriage is such a broad and all-encompassing concept and has different meaning and significance to different people and I believe that is the root of much of the controversy about it. Marriage (as a general concept across society) contains elements of religion, legal rights and privilege, social support and recognition, intimacy and commitment.
Endogamy is the cultural practice of mating within a specific social group, religious denomination, caste, or ethnic group, rejecting any from outside of the group or belief structure as unsuitable for marriage or other close personal relationships. Its opposite, exogamy, describes the social norm of marriage outside of the group.
Critics argue that the practice is not legally binding, unlike traditional marriage. [1] whilst supporters of the practice argue that it affirms one's value [2] and leads to a happier life. [3] [4] An alternative term is self-marriage [5] [6] or self-cest (selfcest), but this may also refer to a self-uniting marriage, which is a marriage ...