Commentary: The background and outcomes of the first-cousin marriage controversy in Great Britain
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Faculty
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
School
School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Science
RAS ID
9079
Abstract
The article discusses the background and outcomes of the controversy on consanguineous marriage in Great Britain. It notes that during the early years of Christianity, uncle-nice and half-sibling marriages were permissible in Athens and Sparta, but in Rome, there was a strong disapproval on first-cousin marriage. The author states that a study conducted by mathematician George Darwin, the son of naturalist Charles Darwin, suggests that the fears with regard to the ill-effects of first-cousin marriage were exaggerated.
Additional Information
The article discusses the background and outcomes of the controversy on consanguineous marriage in Great Britain. It notes that during the early years of Christianity, uncle-nice and half-sibling marriages were permissible in Athens and Sparta, but in Rome, there was a strong disapproval on first-cousin marriage. The author states that a study conducted by mathematician George Darwin, the son of naturalist Charles Darwin, suggests that the fears with regard to the ill-effects of first-cousin marriage were exaggerated.
DOI
10.1093/ije/dyp313
Access Rights
free_to_read
Comments
Bittles, A. H. (2009). Commentary: The background and outcomes of the first-cousin marriage controversy in Great Britain. International journal of epidemiology, 38(6), 1453-1458. Available here