Prompt Cast
The concept of marrying up and its challenges in modern society
TLDR Marrying up, the practice of women marrying someone of higher socioeconomic status, is becoming more difficult as women achieve higher social positions and men remain at the bottom. Research shows that most people marry those who are similar to them in terms of status, education, and appearance, debunking the stereotype of marrying up.
Timestamped Summary
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The concept of marrying up, also known as hypergamy, involves a woman trading her looks for a higher socioeconomic status by marrying someone who makes more money than her but may not be as attractive.
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Marrying up, historically a way for women to improve their socioeconomic status, is becoming more difficult as women reach the top of the social ladder and men remain at the bottom.
04:36
Research in the 70s found that marrying up was actually the case in some cultures, and the hosts of the podcast are promoting their own show about the history of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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Hypogamy is a marriage between a man of lower status to a woman of higher status, while homogamy is the marriage between people with similar statuses and characteristics, which seems to be more common in the modern world.
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The study found that most people marry others who are similar to them in terms of status, education, and appearance, debunking the stereotype of marrying up or the trophy wife.
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Economically hypergamous and homogamous marriages have similar divorce rates to the general population, while educational hypergamous marriages (where the husband has more education than the wife) have higher rates of divorce.
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The researchers found that the idea of marrying up can be explained by the gender pay gap, and if women were paid the same as men, hypergamy would no longer exist in America or Europe.
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Society & Culture
