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Record 1 2024-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Sociology of Human Relations
  • Social Organization
  • Genetics
CONT

The term cross-cousin marriage refers to marriage between the children of two opposite-sex siblings, such as the child of one's mother's brother or father's sister.

OBS

This type of marriage is further divided into three subtypes: matrilateral cross-cousin marriage, patrilateral cross-cousin marriage, and bilateral cross-cousin marriage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
  • Organisation sociale
  • Génétique
CONT

Le mariage des cousins croisés, [en raison de] ses formes et ses propriétés [...] exprime de façon complète et condensée à la fois la prohibition de l'inceste et la relation complémentaire entre consanguinité et affinité.

Spanish

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