Social demography

• What does social demography refer to?

  A wide range of factors influencing the chances of potential partners meeting in the first place
• What factors does social demography include?

  Proximity, social class, level of education, ethnic group, religion, etc.
• You are more likely to meet people who are proximate to you and share demographic characteristics
• What is the key benefit of proximity?

  Accessibility
• Why is the realistic field of potential partners narrow?

  Choices constrained by social circumstances
• What is the outcome of filtering through social demography called?

  Homogamy
• What is homogamy?

  More likely to form relationship with someone socially/culturally similar