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An investigation of the frequency of consanguineous marriages among the Mormons and their relatives in the United States

American journal of human genetics8Published In 1956 • Pages: 236-252

By: Woolf, Charles M., Stephens, F. E., Mulaik, D. D., Gilbert, R. E..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study, based on Mormon genealogical records, includes three investigations of the frequency of consanguineous and, in particular, first cousin marriage in Mormon and United States society. The first investigation concerns only Utah, from 1847-1950. The second is based on a door-to-door survey of nine rural communities in Utah and Nevada, mostly although not exclusively Mormon. The third looks at Mormons and their relatives in ten geographical regions of the United States for various periods between 1620 and 1950.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Comparative evidence
Regulation of marriage
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Mormons
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2018
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southwest and Basin
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Physical Anthropologist
Geneticists
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Martin Malone ; 1978
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date given
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1847-1950
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Utah, United States
NotesAdditional notes
C. M. Woolf, F. E. Stephens, D. D. Mulaik, and R. E. Gilbert
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-252)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
52064295
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Mormons