Karo Batak Cousin Marriage, Cosocialization, and the Westermarck Hypothesis

2011 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 443-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoff Kushnick ◽  
Daniel M. T. Fessler
2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin Whitelaw

This article draws on the ethnography of South African Bantu speakers to model an archaeologically useful relationship between pollution beliefs and marriage. Typically, pollution beliefs intensify with more complex marital alliances, first with the increasing significance of relations between wives and their cattle-linked siblings, and then with a shift towards a preference for cousin marriage. The article applies the model to the Early Iron Age (ad 650–1050) record and concludes that Early Iron Age agriculturists practised non-kin marriage, but that a high bridewealth, and possibly hypogamous marriage, generated considerable structural tension in Early Iron Age society.


1957 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-133
Author(s):  
Charles B. White

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-58
Author(s):  
Eva Elviana ◽  
Diyan Lesmana

The housing environment that appears in many urban areas today, is available in the form of real estate and in the form of simple housing. The existence of these houses is equipped with supporting infrastructure. One of them is the availability of open space as a public facility, which can be utilized by all residents of housing. If you look at the historical aspects of past traditional settlements, such as the Tanean Lanjang Madura settlement, the Samin Bojonegoro Community Village, the Sumatra Karo Batak Village, and so on, it is found that there is open space as a public space. Where the function and role of open space are used for joint activities, gathering places and socializing, as well as the center of orientation of several groups of houses, so that the location tends to be in the center. The purpose of this study is to see the existence of open space of traditional settlements (past) and present. As well as analyzing the activities carried out by the pas community and its current development. By using the method of field observation (observation) and qualitative descriptive analysis, the results show that the existence of open space in the present, such as in residential or residential groups, still exists. If in the past traditional settlements, the existence of open spaces was used as a means to gather and socialize, then in its current development, open space could be used as a means of playing and exercising for children, recreational activities (gathering on holidays), supported economic activities (traders who sell), as well as a means of worship (Eid al-Fitr / Eid al-Adha). This shows the development and diversity of functions and activities in the open space, so that its utilization can increase economic values, religious values and other social values.


Author(s):  
Muhammd Rizal Soulisa ◽  
Lukman S. Thahir ◽  
Malkan Malkan

The aim of this paper is to discuss the practice of cousin marriage in the community of Kalola Village, Pasangkayu Regency, West Sulawesi. This study uses qualitative methods and data was gathered through observation, in-depth interviews, and written material. Data analysis was analyzed using grounded theory approach. the background of a cousin marriage in the Mandar tribe community in Kalola Village is a tradition that has been strong for a long time in the community, in addition to the factor of maintaining a large family and protecting property. Meanwhile, the impact of cousin marriage includes both positive and negative impacts. The positive impact is to reduce the number of conflicts in the community and strengthen local political systems, while the negative impact is the breakdown of kinship in the event of conflict and divorce and health risks.


2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (04) ◽  
pp. 638-643
Author(s):  
AMMAR ANWER ◽  
ALI SHAKEEL ◽  
M. HAMAYUN IKRAM ◽  
Shahroona Masud Zaman

Objective: This study was carried out to find out the prevalence of Jervell and Lange Nielsen Syndrome (JLNS) in deaf school children for impaired hearing and to correlate this with consanguineous marriages. Setup: Schools for deaf and dumb children and Sheikh Zayed Medical College, Rahim Yar Khan. Design: Cross sectional, case control study. Period: 2006 - 2007. Methods: Electrocardiographs (ECG’s) of 114 congenitally deaf school children (ages 4-20 years) and also of 23 healthy children with normal hearing function of same age group were recorded. The corrected QT (QTc) interval of all 137 ECGs was evaluated by Bazett’s formula. Mean QTc of healthy children was taken as reference of normal QTc interval. The deaf children with normal QTc were labeled as control group. Patients with long QTc were further evaluated for JLNS by applying Schwartz’s criteria. We also calculated the relationship of the positive cases to consanguineous marriages. Results: We found that 28 deaf children out of 114 cases had QTc intervals longer than 0.44 seconds. This interval was significantly longer [P=0.008] than the QT interval in control group. As per Schwartz’s criteria, 15 out of 28 LQTs cases scored high points (3.5 to 5.5). The presence of consanguineous marriage was 100% in first pedigree of these 28 children. Conclusions: JLNS (an alarming arrhythmic disease associated with congenital deafness) is significantly present (24.6%) in Rahim Yar Khan’s deaf school children. The presence of cousin marriage was 100% in first pedigree of these children.


2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. EGERBLADH ◽  
A. H. BITTLES

SummaryMost studies on consanguinity have been conducted on contemporary populations and have focused on the prevalence and types of preferred intra-familial marriage. With its comprehensive birth, marriage and deaths records dating back to the late 17th century, and the legal bar on first cousin marriage removed in the mid-19th century, Sweden offers unique opportunities to examine the factors that determine by whom, where and why consanguineous marriages were contracted. The present study covers the period 1780–1899 and presents a detailed portrait of cousin and sibling exchange marriages in the Skellefteå region of northern coastal Sweden. The combined prevalence of first, second and third cousin marriage increased from 2.3% in 1790–1810 to 8.8% in 1880–1899, and multi-generation consanguinity also increased significantly over the study period. The distribution and prevalence of first cousin marriages was strikingly non-random, with a significantly greater propensity for consanguinity among land-owning families, especially involving first-born sons, within specific pedigrees, and in a number of more remote inland communities. Additional factors associated with a greater likelihood of consanguineous marriage included physical or mental disability among males, and among females the prior birth of an illegitimate child. Besides the inherent interest in the social and demographic structure of this region of northern Sweden during the course of the 19th century, in future studies it will be important to determine the degree to which the observed patterns of consanguineous and sibling exchange marriages in these past generations could have influenced present-day genetic structure.


The Mendelian theory of the segregation of unit characters, though it is far, as yet, from being completely demonstrated, offers a simple explanation of some striking features of inheritance. In particular, Mr. E. C. Snow has recently shown that the gametic correlations for collaterals deducible from the Mendelian hypothesis are in close agreement with the actually observed somatic correlations for man and certain other animals; or, in other words, that a Mendelian theory of segregation without dominance gives values for collateral resemblance not greatly differing from those found from observation. It seems, therefore, possible that the same theory will throw some light on the problem of inbreeding, or, at any rate, will indicate to what points, on which precise data are at present lacking, statistical enquiry should be directed. Without these data the Mendelian theory cannot be corroborated or negatived by the methods of the present paper. So far as they go, however, the statistics at present obtainable with regard to consanguinity in the parentage of albinos and deaf mutes are in approximate agreement with the calculated results, although the accuracy of the figures is too uncertain for the application of anything more than a rough criterion.


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