Citation
Cohen, Philip N. (2011). Homogamy Unmodified.
Journal of Family Theory and Review, 3(1), 47-51.
Abstract
I propose that homogamy and heterogamy be used to signify same-sex and opposite-sex unions, respectively, including marriage and cohabitation. This is intended to address a terminology impasse that has given us marriage versus same-sex marriage in popular and academic usage. After a brief review of the word origins and scholarly uses of these terms, I conclude that the new uses for homogamy and heterogamy could be adopted relatively easily, with scientific benefits for categorization, and could remove a conservative bias in the current usage.
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-2589.2010.00080.xReference Type
Journal Article
Year Published
2011
Journal Title
Journal of Family Theory and Review
Author(s)
Cohen, Philip N.