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.

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Contents
Figures and Tables
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Prevalence and Outcomes of Consanguineous Marriage in Contemporary Societies
Chapter 2 Risk Calculations in Consanguinity
PART I Continuity and Change in Traditional Consanguineous Marriage
Chapter 3 Cousin Marriages and Inherited Blood Disorders in the Sultanate of Oman
Chapter 4 ‘Dangerous Liaisons’
PART II Cousin Marriages within Migrant Populations in Europe
Chapter 5 British Pakistani Cousin Marriages and the Negotiation of Reproductive Risk
Chapter 6 A Cousin Marriage Equals a Forced Marriage
Chapter 7 Changing Patterns of Partner Choice?
PART III Consanguinity and Managing Genetic Risk
Chapter 8 Using Community Genetics for Healthy Consanguinity
Chapter 9 Premarital Carrier Testing and Matching in Jewish Communities
Chapter 10 Preconception Care for Consanguineous Couples in the Netherlands
Afterword The Marriage of Cousins in Victorian England
Notes on Contributors
Index

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