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Inbreeding among Dhangar castes of Maharashtra, India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

K. C. Malhotra
K. C. Malhotra
Affiliation:
India Statistical Institute, 203 Barrackpore Trunk Road, Calcutta, India
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Summary

Consanguinity is studied in a large sample of marriages among Dhangars of Maharashtra, India. The 22 endogamous castes included in the study show great variation in incidence, about an overall frequency of 26.4%. Matrilateral first cross-cousin unions are more frequency than patrilateral, and maternal uncle-niece nuions least frequent. Geograbhical differences are conspicuous, and all three types of consanguineous union show characteristic patterns; matrilateral unions increase in frequncy northwards, patrilateral and uncle-niece decrease northwards. The inbreeding levels among the Dhangars are high compared to other Maharashtrian groups, but substantially lower than in southern Dravidian speaking groups.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , October 1979 , pp. 397 - 409
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Copyright © 1979, Cambridge University Press

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