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Cousin Marriages : Between Tradition, Genetic Risk and Cultural Change / ed. by Aviad E. Raz, Alison Shaw.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives ; 28Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (248 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781782384922
  • 9781782384939
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.84 23/eng
LOC classification:
  • GN480.4
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Prevalence and Outcomes of Consanguineous Marriage in Contemporary Societies -- Chapter 2 Risk Calculations in Consanguinity -- PART I Continuity and Change in Traditional Consanguineous Marriage -- Chapter 3 Cousin Marriages and Inherited Blood Disorders in the Sultanate of Oman -- Chapter 4 ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ Modern Biomedical Discourses and Changing Practices of Cousin Marriage in Southeastern Turkey -- PART II Cousin Marriages within Migrant Populations in Europe -- Chapter 5 British Pakistani Cousin Marriages and the Negotiation of Reproductive Risk -- Chapter 6 A Cousin Marriage Equals a Forced Marriage Transnational Marriages: between Closely Related Spouses in Denmark -- Chapter 7 Changing Patterns of Partner Choice? Cousin Marriages among Turks and Moroccans in the Netherlands -- PART III Consanguinity and Managing Genetic Risk -- Chapter 8 Using Community Genetics for Healthy Consanguinity -- Chapter 9 Premarital Carrier Testing and Matching in Jewish Communities -- Chapter 10 Preconception Care for Consanguineous Couples in the Netherlands -- Afterword: The Marriage of Cousins in Victorian England -- Notes on Contributors -- Index
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.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Prevalence and Outcomes of Consanguineous Marriage in Contemporary Societies -- Chapter 2 Risk Calculations in Consanguinity -- PART I Continuity and Change in Traditional Consanguineous Marriage -- Chapter 3 Cousin Marriages and Inherited Blood Disorders in the Sultanate of Oman -- Chapter 4 ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ Modern Biomedical Discourses and Changing Practices of Cousin Marriage in Southeastern Turkey -- PART II Cousin Marriages within Migrant Populations in Europe -- Chapter 5 British Pakistani Cousin Marriages and the Negotiation of Reproductive Risk -- Chapter 6 A Cousin Marriage Equals a Forced Marriage Transnational Marriages: between Closely Related Spouses in Denmark -- Chapter 7 Changing Patterns of Partner Choice? Cousin Marriages among Turks and Moroccans in the Netherlands -- PART III Consanguinity and Managing Genetic Risk -- Chapter 8 Using Community Genetics for Healthy Consanguinity -- Chapter 9 Premarital Carrier Testing and Matching in Jewish Communities -- Chapter 10 Preconception Care for Consanguineous Couples in the Netherlands -- Afterword: The Marriage of Cousins in Victorian England -- Notes on Contributors -- Index

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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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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