{"product_id":"consanguinity-in-context-paperback-9781108822497","title":"Consanguinity in Context (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108822497","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eConsanguinity in Context\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn essential guide to the sensitive topic of cousin marriage, examining its social, medical, political and legal connotations.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlan H. Bittles (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108822497, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 June 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.3 x 2 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Consanguinity in Context is a rich, well-structured, well-written, convincing, and in many details astonishing book recommendable for students as well as for scholarly work.' Anthropos\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAn essential guide to this major contemporary issue, Consanguinity in Context is a uniquely comprehensive account of intra-familial marriage. Detailed information on past and present religious, social and legal practices and prohibitions is presented as a backdrop to the preferences and beliefs of the 1100+ million people in consanguineous unions. Chapters on population genetics, and the role of consanguinity in reproductive behaviour and genetic variation, set the scene for critical analyses of the influence of consanguinity on health in the early years of life. The discussion on consanguinity and disorders of adulthood is the first review of its kind and is particularly relevant given the ageing of the global population. Incest is treated as a separate issue, with historical and present-day examples examined. The final three chapters deal in detail with practical issues, including genetic testing, education and counselling, national and international legislation and imperatives, and the future of consanguineous marriage worldwide.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Consanguineous marriage, past and present\u003cbr\u003e 2. Religious attitudes and rulings on consanguineous marriage\u003cbr\u003e 3. Civil legislation on consanguineous and affinal marriage\u003cbr\u003e 4. Consanguinity: the scientific and medical debates of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries\u003cbr\u003e 5. Demographic and socioeconomic aspects of consanguineous marriage\u003cbr\u003e 6. A population genetics perspective on consanguinity\u003cbr\u003e 7. Consanguinity and reproductive behaviour\u003cbr\u003e 8. Consanguinity and metrical traits at birth and in childhood\u003cbr\u003e 9. Consanguinity and pre-reproductive mortality\u003cbr\u003e 10. Consanguinity and morbidity in early life\u003cbr\u003e 11. Consanguinity and disorders of adulthood\u003cbr\u003e 12. Incest\u003cbr\u003e 13. Genetic screening, education and counselling in consanguineous marriage\u003cbr\u003e 14. Whither consanguineous marriage?\u003cbr\u003e 15. Consanguinity in context\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Primates [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Primates\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Primates%20%5BPSVW79%5D%22\"\u003ePSVW79\u003c\/a\u003e], Genetics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Genetics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Genetics%20%5Bnon-medical%5D%20%5BPSAK%5D%22\"\u003enon-medical PSAK\u003c\/a\u003e], Anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Anthropology%20%5BJHM%5D%22\"\u003eJHM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45978364739864,"sku":"9781108822497","price":36.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108822497i_08851c4e-fcb3-48d3-99d1-9f6044abcda9.jpg?v=1696719831","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/consanguinity-in-context-paperback-9781108822497","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}