Pros And Cons Of Consanguineous

Marriage is a social institution that is practiced globally. Traditionally marriages are known to occur between one man and one woman. However, cultural values and time have reshaped and birthed new types of marriages. Polygamy is a type of marriage that is often practiced around the world specifically in Asia, Middle East, and Africa. Polyamorous marriages have been in existence for centuries. Polygamy is classified into two categories, polygyny, and polyandry. Polygyny is the most popular type of polygamy, in this type of polygamous marriage, a man is married to multiple women. On the other hand, polyandry which is the least familiar type of polygamy is where a woman is married to multiple husbands. The intolerance of Mormons in the United States has led to the outlawing of polyamorous marriages. The Morrill Anti Bigamy law of 1862 outlawed the practice of polygamy in the United States. Like many other laws, this law can be overturned. In fact, it should be reversed because illegalizing polygamy is unethical. Polygamy should be legalized because it is unconstitutional for it to be illegal, same-sex marriages and interracial marriages are legal, therefore so should polyamorous marriages. In addition, legalizing polygamy would prevent immigrant families who practice polygamy from being separated and it would also strengthen the feminist movement.

An Interracial relationship is a relationship which involves a relationship between two people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds. Interracial relationships have become increasingly more common (Troy et al., 2006). Approximately five percent of all married and common-law couples in Canada are interracial relationships. Interracial relationships are often understudied and researchers often biased in their response. Interracial marriages are less stable than endogamous marriages die to public and private hurdles.

Individuals in the relationship can feel pressure in regards introducing their partner to family members. Bringing someone outside of the family’s origin, religion and traditional values for many can be deemed as stressful. Although the individual involved in the relationship is open and accepting; many find their family members to be rooted with particular views, and are skeptical and unwelcoming to the partner of the relationship. For many, living in a country such as Canada has made the opportunity of an interracial marriage and/or relationships acceptable and achievable for them, yet still hold feelings of guilt knowing the disapproval of family members living in their country of origin. (University of Toronto Scarborough: Infinitom,

Choosing an in-law in !Kung San society is primarily arranged by the parents of the woman based on marital status, hunting ability, age, and willingness to accept the responsibilities of family life (Shostak 1981, p.116). The lack of violence and conflict between villages allows !Kung San parents to travel large distances to find an acceptable partner who is not of close relatedness to the girl being married (Shostak 1981, p.115). The almost universal taboo in modern day industrial societies prohibiting marriages between closely related kin is also followed in !Kung San society and the easiest way to avoid marrying your cousin is by marrying someone from a distant group (Shostak 1981, p.115; Allen et al. 2011). Close kinship systems tend to keep families close together so they can all benefit off the same resources. However, in harsh and unpredictable environments, like that faced by the !Kung, flexibility of movement created by non-consanguineous unions and bilateral kinship systems is essential in creating reciprocity systems that allow access to resources that are limiting and seasonal (Allen et al. 2011). Non-consanguineous

2. What does consanguineous mean? Why is this concept especially important when discussing recessive genetic disorders?

The purpose of this paper is to complete a Genetic and Genomic Nursing Assessment to analyze family genetic health risks. Genomics is the study of genes in the human genome and their interactions with each other and the environment and genetics is the study of individual genes and their effect on clinical disorders (Kaakinen, Coehlo, Steele, Tabacco, & Hanson, 2015). Nurses should be able to perform an assessment of a family 's genetic health risks by using a three-generation family pedigree to obtain information regarding possible genetic inheritance pattern and recurrence risks. The family chosen for this paper has a history of chromosome balanced and unbalanced translocation. A balanced translocation is a chromosomal abnormality that if unbalanced (too much or too little genetic material) can lead to infertility, multiple miscarriages, or a child with congenital abnormalities, developmental issues, etc. A balanced translocation does not have a straightforward inheritance pattern. It depends on the chromosomes involved, if the carrier is a male versus female and how much genetic material is involved in the translocation itself.

Fortunately, today the consequences of incest and inbreeding are well known to the public. Works Cited Assaf, Zoe. " Understanding Genetics. " Understanding Genetics.

Consanguineous marriages, both in the past and in the modern day, are dangerous practice because offspring resulting from these pairings are often afflicted with congenital disorders and birth defects. The reason why this occurs can be found in Mendelian genetics. Samia Temtamy and Mona Aglan, in their study of consanguinity and genetic disorders in modern Egypt, state that “The majority of birth defects arise as a consequence of homozygosity for recessive traits” (Temtamy and Aglan 2012: 13). When two people that are closely genetically related mate, it

Asian Fortune records that “a few decades ago, unions between the races which may lead to biracial offspring were punishable by law in different countries,” (Treichel, “Growing

On this genogram assignment my partner was Elizabeth Enoksen. My partner was able to identify a trend that I didn’t pick up on when I was completing my genogram. As I discussed with her about my family I shared with her about me and my kid’s relationship with their dad. Unfortunately, our relationship was not good and I became a single mother of two little boys. Elizabeth made the connection that my mom became a single parent with me and I took her strength and persevered as single mom with my children. She also noticed the trend of divorces on my father’s side of the family. Elizabeth did see the trend of me and my cousins having children before marriage.

According to 2000 U.S. census, 2.4 % of the US population which report themselves as people who have two or more races. (United States). The number of interracial couples has reached to 1.6 million, which account for almost 4 % of U.S. marriages. ( Fletcher, par. 3 ). In a melting pot country like the United States, where immigration and emigration rates are high, inter-cultural marriage has become an inevitable by- product of mobility. Interracial marriage refers to a marriage which consists of couples with two different racial backgrounds. For example, a Chinese women married to an American. While the intermarried couples have to adapt their racial differences, their cultural background would assert a

Aborigines have different marriage laws based on grouping people within their society. Their kinship system means everyone within their kinship are related to everyone eles.

If such a relationship were to bear a child, the child would not belong to either population; they would also face discrimination for both

They find kinship through means of their brothers and his offspring. It is in this way they can maintain a relationship with kin and remain part of the patrilineal family; a preferable choice for many women. Eastern Indonesia favour exogamous marriage and the ideology of patrilineal descent. (Stafford 2007) This ultimately means that when married they are required to leave their natal home. If they are to remain as daughters and sisters they stay in their native home. Stafford suggests “spinster clustering” may take place where several sisters remain unmarried and live together in their paternal household, thus eliminating loneliness.

Several chronic maternal medical conditions, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, connective tissue disorders, and congenital heart disease confer an increased risk of CHD in the offspring. (3)