The increasing number of Americans who move out of state to attend college will decrease the importance of ____________, assuming that students start new romantic relationships in school.
A) homogamy
B) miscegenation
C) monogamy
D) exogamy
E) propinquity

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Propinquity is the tendency for people to form relationships with those who are nearby or in close proximity. If more students attend college out of state, they are less likely to form romantic relationships with people from their hometowns, decreasing the importance of propinquity in relationship formation. The other options, such as homogamy (choosing a partner who is similar to oneself) or exogamy (choosing a partner from outside one's own group), may still be important factors in relationship formation regardless of where a student attends college. Miscegenation refers specifically to interracial marriage or relationships, and monogamy refers to the practice of having only one romantic partner at a time.

The Increasing Number of Americans Who Move Out of State