Afterword: The Marriage of Cousins in Victorian England

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables vii
4. Preface and Acknowledgements ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1 The Prevalence and Outcomes of Consanguineous Marriage in Contemporary Societies 33
7. Chapter 2 Risk Calculations in Consanguinity 46
8. PART I Continuity and Change in Traditional Consanguineous Marriage
9. Chapter 3 Cousin Marriages and Inherited Blood Disorders in the Sultanate of Oman 65
10. Chapter 4 ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ Modern Biomedical Discourses and Changing Practices of Cousin Marriage in Southeastern Turkey 88
11. PART II Cousin Marriages within Migrant Populations in Europe
12. Chapter 5 British Pakistani Cousin Marriages and the Negotiation of Reproductive Risk 113
13. Chapter 6 A Cousin Marriage Equals a Forced Marriage Transnational Marriages: between Closely Related Spouses in Denmark 130
14. Chapter 7 Changing Patterns of Partner Choice? Cousin Marriages among Turks and Moroccans in the Netherlands 154
15. PART III Consanguinity and Managing Genetic Risk
16. Chapter 8 Using Community Genetics for Healthy Consanguinity 175
17. Chapter 9 Premarital Carrier Testing and Matching in Jewish Communities 185
18. Chapter 10 Preconception Care for Consanguineous Couples in the Netherlands 202
19. Afterword: The Marriage of Cousins in Victorian England 218
20. Notes on Contributors 229
21. Index 235