Cousin marriages : between tradition, genetic risk and cultural change /: between tradition, genetic risk and cultural change. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Alison Shaw and Aviad Raz.
• Editors: Shaw, Alison, 1957-; Raz, Aviad E, 1968-
• Contents: List of Figures and Tables; Preface and Acknowledgements <a href="/downloads/intros/ShawCousin_intro.pdf" target="_blank"><img align="left" border="0" onmouseout="this.src='/img/icon_pdf.png'" onmouseover="this.src='/img/icon_pdf2.png'" src="/img/icon_pdf.png" /> Introduction ; Alison Shaw and Aviad Raz Chapter 1. The Prevalence and Outcomes of Consanguineous Marriage in Contemporary Societies; Alan H. Bittles Chapter 2. Risk Calculations in Consanguinity; Leo P. ten Kate, Marieke E. Teeuw, Lidewij Henneman and Martina C. Cornel PART I: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN TRADITIONAL CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE Chapter 3. Cousin Marriages and Inherited Blood Disorders in the Sultanate of Oman; Claire Beaudevin Chapter 4. 'Dangerous Liaisons': Modern Bio-medical Discourses and Changing Practices of Cousin Marriage in Southeastern Turkey; Laila Prager PART II: COUSIN MARRIAGES WITHIN MIGRANT POPULATIONS IN EUROPE Chapter 5. British Pakistani Cousin Marriages and the Negotiation of Reproductive Risk; Alison Shaw Chapter 6. A Cousin Marriage Equals a Forced Marriage: Transnational Marriages between Closely Related Spouses in Denmark; Anika Liversage and Mikkel Rytter Chapter 7. Changing Patterns Of Partner Choice? Cousin Marriages Among Migrant Groups In The Netherlands; Oka Storms and Edien Bartels PART III: CONSANGUINITY AND MANAGING GENETIC RISK Chapter 8. Using Community Genetics for Healthy Consanguinity; Joël Zlotogora Chapter 9. Premarital Carrier Testing and Matching in Jewish Communities; Aviad Raz Chapter 10. Preconception Care For Consanguineous Couples in the Netherlands; Marieke E. Teeuw, Pascal Borry and Leo P. ten Kate ; ; Afterword : The Marriages of Cousins in Victorian England; Adam Kuper ; ; Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: New York : Berghahn Books
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 306.84; Cross-cousin marriage; Genetic disorders
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782384939
• Related ISBNs: 9781782384922
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