▁as ▁self - se greg ation ▁ ▁End og amy , ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁marry ing ▁within ▁a ▁group , ▁encourag es ▁group ▁affili ation ▁and ▁bond ing . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁practice ▁among ▁dis pl anted ▁cult ures ▁attempting ▁to ▁make ▁roots ▁in ▁new ▁countries ▁whilst ▁still ▁resist ing ▁complete ▁integration , ▁as ▁it ▁encourag es ▁group ▁solid ar ity ▁and ▁ens ures ▁greater ▁control ▁over ▁group ▁resources ▁( which ▁may ▁be ▁important ▁to ▁preserve ▁when ▁a ▁group ▁is ▁attempting ▁to ▁establish ▁itself ▁within ▁an ▁al ien ▁culture ). ▁ ▁However ▁end og amy ▁can ▁also ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁self - se greg ation ▁and ▁helps ▁a ▁community ▁to ▁resist ▁integr ating ▁with ▁surrounding ▁populations . ▁It ▁thus ▁helps ▁minor ities ▁to ▁surv ive ▁as ▁separate ▁communities ▁over ▁a ▁long ▁time , ▁in ▁soci eties ▁with ▁other ▁practices ▁and ▁belief s . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁eth no - rel ig ious ▁groups ▁with ▁higher ▁levels ▁of ▁end og amy ▁that ▁have ▁successfully ▁resist ed ▁cultural ▁destruction ▁and ▁assim ilation ▁for ▁centuries ▁are ▁the ▁Roman i ▁( col lo qu ial ly ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁non - members ▁as ▁" G y ps ies "), ▁the ▁Ash ken azi ▁Jews ▁of ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁and ▁the ▁Af rik an ers ▁of ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Con soci ational ism ▁ ▁End og amy ▁ ▁Eth noc entr ism ▁ ▁Hyper se greg ation ▁ ▁Inter fa ith ▁marriage ▁ ▁Is olation ism ▁ ▁Par