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.
- ISBN10 1322950679
- ISBN13 9781322950679
- Publish Date 1 January 2015
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 9 June 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Berghahn Books
- Format eBook
- Pages 248
- Language English