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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... important facts counter the myth . First , physical evidence from modern human biological research does not substantiate the exaggerated fears about the possible genetic dangers of cousin marriage ( see chapter 6 for details ) . Second ...
... important facts counter the myth . First , physical evidence from modern human biological research does not substantiate the exaggerated fears about the possible genetic dangers of cousin marriage ( see chapter 6 for details ) . Second ...
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... important to understand the origin and cultural significance of the American myth of cousin marriage . The federal government of the United States prohibits polygamy , and its courts have done away with miscegenation laws . Although the ...
... important to understand the origin and cultural significance of the American myth of cousin marriage . The federal government of the United States prohibits polygamy , and its courts have done away with miscegenation laws . Although the ...
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... important role in the chauvinistic notion that the United States had achieved the highest levels of social development and in the idea that cousin prohibitions were neces- sary to sustain the country's social progress . With the ...
... important role in the chauvinistic notion that the United States had achieved the highest levels of social development and in the idea that cousin prohibitions were neces- sary to sustain the country's social progress . With the ...
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... important to anyone interested in the subject of cous- in marriage in Europe . While it provides important and detailed historical information , its major thesis , whether correct or not , is limited in its ap- plicability . His ...
... important to anyone interested in the subject of cous- in marriage in Europe . While it provides important and detailed historical information , its major thesis , whether correct or not , is limited in its ap- plicability . His ...
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... important part of social life - especially in determining a potential spouse . In traditional China and in Korea today , for example , descent through males is important for deter- mining social relationships . Members of the same ...
... important part of social life - especially in determining a potential spouse . In traditional China and in Korea today , for example , descent through males is important for deter- mining social relationships . Members of the same ...
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