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- catalog abstract "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 research into marriage patterns around the world 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.".
- catalog contributor b9888726.
- catalog coverage "Europe Social life and customs.".
- catalog coverage "United States Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "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 research into marriage patterns around the world 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.".
- catalog description "Forbidden relatives in the United States -- Concerns and cousins -- The European background -- Controversy and cousin marriage in Europe -- The evolutionary factor -- Biogenetics and first cousin marriage -- Culture and cousin marriage.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-168) and index.".
- catalog extent "179 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Forbidden relatives.".
- catalog identifier "0252022394 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog identifier "0252065409 (pbk. : acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Forbidden relatives.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Urbana : University of Illinois Press,".
- catalog relation "Forbidden relatives.".
- catalog spatial "Europe Social life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "Europe.".
- catalog spatial "United States Social life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "306.8 20".
- catalog subject "Cross-cousin marriage Europe.".
- catalog subject "Cross-cousin marriage United States.".
- catalog subject "GN560.U6 O77 1996".
- catalog tableOfContents "Forbidden relatives in the United States -- Concerns and cousins -- The European background -- Controversy and cousin marriage in Europe -- The evolutionary factor -- Biogenetics and first cousin marriage -- Culture and cousin marriage.".
- catalog title "Forbidden relatives : the American myth of cousin marriage / Martin Ottenheimer.".
- catalog type "text".