Being that the US is a postindustrial country with unrestricted traditions unlike more communalistic cultures. The concept of Exogamy is largely accepted, and perhaps pursued widely. Although most marry relatively inside their own values, a lot of people marry outside of what their community and culture would consider relative to them. For instance, sociologically, I would be labeled as a WASP, but my personal and political beliefs differ greatly from those of my community and family, so to a degree, if I were to marry, it would be Exogamous. Endogamy comes into play in the opposite of this scenario, if I were of the same values of my social group, then most likely I would pursue someone who was a part of that group. Outside of postindustrial