| Proposal 7: That support cells be created to help, among others, endogamous and exogamous families. |
| All these strata tend to be endogamous or, in the south, observe the marital rule of hypergamy. |
| As of 1991, 77 percent of married Brazilians were in racially endogamous unions, showing a clear preference for marriage partners of their own color. |
| In 1968, 25 percent of urban marriages, 31 percent of rural marriages, and 51 percent of tribal marriages were reported as endogamous. |
| The penalties for transgressing endogamous restrictions have varied greatly among cultures and have ranged from death to mild disapproval. |
| Their basic economic and political unit is the kinship group, which contains several endogamous subdivisions. |
