Forbidden Relatives: The American Myth of Cousin MarriageUniversity of Illinois Press, 1996 - 179 páginas Forbidden Relatives challenges the belief--widely held in the United States--that legislation against marriage between first cousins is based on a biological risk to offspring. In fact, its author maintains, the U.S. prohibition against such unions originated largely because of the belief that it would promote more rapid assimilation of immigrants. A social anthropologist, Martin Ottenheimer questioned U.S. laws against cousin marriage because his international research into marriage patterns showed no European countries prohibit such unions. He examines the historical development of U.S. laws governing marriage, contrasts them with European laws, and analyzes the genetic implications of first cousin marriage. Modern genetic evidence, Ottenheimer says, doesn't support the concept that children of these unions are at any special risk. Ottenheimer's book, the only volume available that deals with kinship in this way, will challenge readers and give them much to consider and discuss. |
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... common law . What was legal in one can- ton could be illegal in a neighboring one . First cousin marriage , in partic- ular , was permitted in some cantons but prohibited in others . This complex mixture of marriage statutes ended in ...
... common law . What was legal in one can- ton could be illegal in a neighboring one . First cousin marriage , in partic- ular , was permitted in some cantons but prohibited in others . This complex mixture of marriage statutes ended in ...
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... common framework for examining data was the newly developed theory of evolu- tion , but there was a significant difference in the way each interpreted evo- lution . Tylor accepted a form of Darwinian evolution , while Morgan was ...
... common framework for examining data was the newly developed theory of evolu- tion , but there was a significant difference in the way each interpreted evo- lution . Tylor accepted a form of Darwinian evolution , while Morgan was ...
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... common ancestry would pro- duce offspring less healthy and less fit than those from unions of unrelat- ed parents . In - law relationships , in contrast , no longer would be of concern since they did not threaten to produce less ...
... common ancestry would pro- duce offspring less healthy and less fit than those from unions of unrelat- ed parents . In - law relationships , in contrast , no longer would be of concern since they did not threaten to produce less ...
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... common law principles " ( Chotiner 1974 : 32 ) and " characterized more by vague and somewhat inconsistent notions about legitimacy than by system- atic consideration of the purposes of regulation " ( Glendon 1989 : 57 ) . To understand ...
... common law principles " ( Chotiner 1974 : 32 ) and " characterized more by vague and somewhat inconsistent notions about legitimacy than by system- atic consideration of the purposes of regulation " ( Glendon 1989 : 57 ) . To understand ...
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... common grandparent through only one set of parents - even though they are first cousins . In Illinois , Indiana , and Arizona first cousins may marry if the couple cannot bear children . In Maine first cousins may marry if they have had ...
... common grandparent through only one set of parents - even though they are first cousins . In Illinois , Indiana , and Arizona first cousins may marry if the couple cannot bear children . In Maine first cousins may marry if they have had ...
Contenido
US Laws Prohibiting the Marriage of Relatives | 19 |
The Reasons for US Laws against First Cousin Marriage | 42 |
European Laws Prohibiting the Marriage of Relatives | 61 |
European Views of Cousin Marriage | 79 |
The Evolutionary Factor | 94 |
Biogenetics and First Cousin Marriage | 116 |
Culture and Cousin Marriage | 134 |
Bibliography | 155 |
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Forbidden Relatives: The American Myth of Cousin Marriage Martin Ottenheimer Vista previa limitada - 1996 |
Forbidden Relatives: The American Myth of Cousin Marriage Martin Ottenheimer Sin vista previa disponible - 1996 |
Forbidden Relatives: The American Myth of Cousin Marriage Martin Ottenheimer Sin vista previa disponible - 1996 |
Términos y frases comunes
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