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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... 61 European Views of Cousin Marriage 79 5 The Evolutionary Factor 94 6 Biogenetics and First Cousin Marriage 116 7 Culture and Cousin Marriage 134 Bibliography 155 Index 169 Acknowledgments There are a number of people who have helped.
... 61 European Views of Cousin Marriage 79 5 The Evolutionary Factor 94 6 Biogenetics and First Cousin Marriage 116 7 Culture and Cousin Marriage 134 Bibliography 155 Index 169 Acknowledgments There are a number of people who have helped.
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... it serve no useful purpose and should be dropped ( Bittles et al . 1991 ; Commissioners on Uniform State Laws 1970 ) . This book describes the major cultural factors in the development of laws against first cousin marriage in Introduction.
... it serve no useful purpose and should be dropped ( Bittles et al . 1991 ; Commissioners on Uniform State Laws 1970 ) . This book describes the major cultural factors in the development of laws against first cousin marriage in Introduction.
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... factors of human life and is strongly influenced by culture . An investigation of inbreeding in Finland , for example , concludes that cultural factors are the best predic- tors of consanguinity at the first cousin level ( Jorde and ...
... factors of human life and is strongly influenced by culture . An investigation of inbreeding in Finland , for example , concludes that cultural factors are the best predic- tors of consanguinity at the first cousin level ( Jorde and ...
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... factors governing marriage . This is certainly true for the United States , where unwritten marriage codes have played an important role in governing social relationships . Georgian statutes did not prohibit a man from marrying his ...
... factors governing marriage . This is certainly true for the United States , where unwritten marriage codes have played an important role in governing social relationships . Georgian statutes did not prohibit a man from marrying his ...
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... factors governing marriage , they still play an important role in social life . Most important , for the purposes of this work , they serve as key indicators of critical cultural developments . For centuries various theories have been ...
... factors governing marriage , they still play an important role in social life . Most important , for the purposes of this work , they serve as key indicators of critical cultural developments . For centuries various theories have been ...
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
affinal prohibitions affinal relationships affinal relatives alliance theory alliances Bemiss brother's daughter child close kin marriage close relatives consanguineal marriage consanguineal relatives cous cousin marriage cousins from marrying cross-cousin marriage cultural descent group dispensations endogamy England exogamy father's sister forbidden to marry forbidding founder effect frequency genetic genetic drift George Darwin hemophilia hibitions homozygous human social husband in-laws inbreeding incest individuals legislation Leviticus Lewis Henry Morgan list of forbidden list of prohibited marriage of relatives marriage prohibitions Morgan myth of cousin niece nineteenth century offspring of cousin parallel-cousin parents percent permitted population prohibited first cousin prohibited from marrying prohibited marriages prohibitions against cousin recessive gene regulations result riage Roman Catholic church second cousins siblings sister's daughter society son's wife spouses statutes theory tion Tylor unilineal descent United wife's daughter X X X X X X X X X X X X X X XXX