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True or false: a society that prohibits interracial marriage by law is enforcing endogamy

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The question here is: what is the meaning of "endogamy"? The "endo" here refers to "within, not without" and "gamy" is marriage - so endogamy means marrying within the community. And yes, it's true, when interracial marriage is forbidden, it's enforcing endogamy!
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