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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... possible genetic dangers of cousin marriage ( see chapter 6 for details ) . Second , prohibitions against cousins ' marrying predate mod- ern genetics by centuries and have rarely reflected biological concerns . Two thousand years of ...
... possible genetic dangers of cousin marriage ( see chapter 6 for details ) . Second , prohibitions against cousins ' marrying predate mod- ern genetics by centuries and have rarely reflected biological concerns . Two thousand years of ...
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... possible for an enlightened people to agree upon a common rule in a matter of such vital concern " ( Howard 1904 , 3 : 194-95 ) . Nothing much has changed since 1904 , when this was written . There is still no consistent code of laws ...
... possible for an enlightened people to agree upon a common rule in a matter of such vital concern " ( Howard 1904 , 3 : 194-95 ) . Nothing much has changed since 1904 , when this was written . There is still no consistent code of laws ...
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... possible to explain the effect of a prohibition . Explaining prohibitions against cousin marriage in the United States re- quires understanding what cousin marriage does . The two most prominent explanations of cousin marriage have been ...
... possible to explain the effect of a prohibition . Explaining prohibitions against cousin marriage in the United States re- quires understanding what cousin marriage does . The two most prominent explanations of cousin marriage have been ...
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... possible spouses avail- able to a member of a society . Defining and restricting the possible candi- dates for marriage is an indispensable part of the cultural process . Endog- amy tends to ensure that the spouses of the family unit ...
... possible spouses avail- able to a member of a society . Defining and restricting the possible candi- dates for marriage is an indispensable part of the cultural process . Endog- amy tends to ensure that the spouses of the family unit ...
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... possible that civil law in that country permitted first cousins to marry , " he said . The scholar was even willing to wager a considerable sum of money that they were forbidden to marry . A member of the Dutch Reformed church , he ...
... possible that civil law in that country permitted first cousins to marry , " he said . The scholar was even willing to wager a considerable sum of money that they were forbidden to marry . A member of the Dutch Reformed church , he ...
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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