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Cousin Marriages: Between Tradition, Genetic Risk and Cultural Change (Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives, 28, Band 28) - Softcover

Buch 27 von 33: Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives
 
9781789208009: Cousin Marriages: Between Tradition, Genetic Risk and Cultural Change (Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives, 28, Band 28)

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Engaging and multi-disciplinary (sociological, historical, clinical, political) reflection on cousin marriages. Offers a cross-cultural exploration of kinship and the social and ethical issues raised. Explores the impact of new genetic understandings and potential health risks. Raises the possibility of potential intervention via new genetic technologies.

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Alison Shaw is Professor of Social Anthropology in the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on ethnicity and health; social aspects of genetics; kinship, gender and transnational marriages. Her publications include Kinship and Continuity: Pakistani Families in Britain (2000) and Negotiating Risk: British Pakistani Experiences of Genetics (2009).

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