Match the societal rule of mate selection with its definition

(a). Endogamy
(b). Exogamy
(c). Homogamy
(d). Incest Taboo


(a). Prohibits marriage with those outside a specified group.
(b). Requires mate selection outside certain groups, usually one's own family and kinfolk.
(c). The tendancy to select a mate with personal characteristics similar to one's own.
(d). Prohibits sexual relationships between certain culturally specified relationships.

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