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Forbidden Relatives: The American Myth of Cousin Marriage
Martin Ottenheimer
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Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
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. ... Read more
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. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252065408
SKU
V9780252065408
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About Martin Ottenheimer
Martin Ottenheimer, a professor of anthropology at Kansas State University, is the author of Marriage in Dmoni and Historical Dictionary of the Comoro Islands.
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