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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... simply by reference to potential genetic risks , why were they enacted ? And why did the myth of cousin marriage become such a general part of the American cultural landscape ? Some contend that " there is no simple explanation of the ...
... simply by reference to potential genetic risks , why were they enacted ? And why did the myth of cousin marriage become such a general part of the American cultural landscape ? Some contend that " there is no simple explanation of the ...
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... simply a re- sult of it still remains an open question , however . That an institution might have gained financially from spreading the prohibition against cousins ' marrying in Europe does not mean that this is the reason for its ...
... simply a re- sult of it still remains an open question , however . That an institution might have gained financially from spreading the prohibition against cousins ' marrying in Europe does not mean that this is the reason for its ...
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... simply a matter of the relationship between culture and the law ; they are essential- ly about the social regulation of family groups . This is a central issue for today's societies . It is important to recognize that in any society ...
... simply a matter of the relationship between culture and the law ; they are essential- ly about the social regulation of family groups . This is a central issue for today's societies . It is important to recognize that in any society ...
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... simply reflect the tradi- tional lore of one religious group . The need for a rational , nontraditional basis for marital law is especially acute in a multiethnic society , where traditional rationales for regulating marriage are ...
... simply reflect the tradi- tional lore of one religious group . The need for a rational , nontraditional basis for marital law is especially acute in a multiethnic society , where traditional rationales for regulating marriage are ...
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... simply an answer to why there are first cousin pro- hibitions in the United States . It also provides a coherent theory of cousin marriage , explores the development of an American myth , and provides a basis for legislative action to ...
... simply an answer to why there are first cousin pro- hibitions in the United States . It also provides a coherent theory of cousin marriage , explores the development of an American myth , and provides a basis for legislative action to ...
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