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1 online resource (viii, 238 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
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Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality ; Volume 28
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Fertility, reproduction, and sexuality ; Volume 28.
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| Contents |
The prevalence and outcomes of consanguineous marriage in contemporary societies / Alan H. Bittles -- Risk calculations in consanguinity / Leo P. ten Kate, Marieke E. Teeuw, Lidewij Henneman and Martina C. Cornel -- Cousin marriages and inherited blood disorders in the Sultanate of Oman / Claire Beaudevin -- 'Dangerous Liaisons': modern biomedical discourses and changing practices of cousin marriage in southeastern Turkey / Laila Prager -- British Pakistani cousin marriages and the negotiation of reproductive risk / Alison Shaw -- A cousin marriage equals a forced marriage: transnational marriages between closely related spouses in Denmark / Anika Liversage and Mikkel Rytter -- Changing patterns of partner choice? Cousin marriages among Turks and Moroccans in the Netherlands / Oka Storms and Edien Bartels -- Using community genetics for health consanguinity / Joël Zlotogora -- Premarital carrier testing and matching in Jewish communities / Aviad E. Raz -- Preconception care for consanguineous couples in the Netherlands / Marieke E. Teeuw, Pascal Borry and Leo P. ten Kate -- The marriage of cousins in Victorian England / Adant Kuper. |
| Summary |
Juxtaposing contributions from geneticists and anthropologists, this volume provides a contemporary overview of cousin marriage and what is happening at the interface of public policy, the management of genetic risk and changing cultural practices in the Middle East and in multi-ethnic Europe. It offers a cross-cultural exploration of practices of cousin marriage in the light of new genetic understanding of consanguineous marriage and its possible health risks. Overall, the volume presents a reflective, interdisciplinary analysis of the social and ethical issues raised by both the discourse of risk in cousin marriage, as well as existing and potential interventions to promote "healthy consanguinity" via new genetic technologies |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cross-cousin marriage.
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Cross-cousin marriage. |
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Genetic disorders.
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Genetic disorders. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. |
| Added Author |
Shaw, Alison, 1957- editor.
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Raz, Aviad E., 1968- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cousin marriages. New York : Berghahn Books, 2015 9781782384922 (DLC) 2014029066 (OCoLC)903631062 |
| ISBN |
9781782384939 (electronic book) |
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1782384936 (electronic book) |
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1782384928 |
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9781782384922 |
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9781782384922 |
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