When Dora and Gus Wanted to Get Married in 1967

question 32

Multiple Choice

When Dora and Gus wanted to get married in 1967, interracial marriage was illegal in 16 of the United States including the one they lived in. They moved away from family to marry. What norms interfered with their marriage?

• A) Exogamy
• B) Endogamy
• C) Monogamy
• D) Unigamy

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