Prohibition Of First Cousin Marriage

Associated Documents (1)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Ember, MelvinOn the origin and extension of the incest taboo

Associated Hypotheses (5)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Ember, MelvinChildhood familiarity theory predicts that the more community endogamy, the more likely the prohibition of first-cousin marriage.
Ember, MelvinChildhood familiarity theory predicts that small locally endogamous communities are more likely to prohibit first cousin marriage than large locally endogamous communities.
Ember, MelvinInbreeding theory suggests that less politically integrated communities are less likely to permit first cousin marriage than more politically integrated communities.
Ember, MelvinInbreeding theory suggests that societies with smaller average communities are less likely to permit cousin marriage than societies with larger average communities.
Ember, MelvinFirst cousin marriage is more common in middle-sized societies undergoing depopulation.

Associated OCMs

  1. regulation of marriage