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Marital mobility within Shahrestan Nowshahr, Northern Iran

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Haideh Mehrai  and
Eric Sunderland
Haideh Mehrai
Affiliation:
Nowshahr, Iran
Eric Sunderland
Affiliation:
University College of North Wales, Bangor
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Summary

Birth localities of spouses from two generations are examined, to assess the extent to which the observed patterns of marital mobility link the spatially separated and kin-structured sub-populations within the ‘shahrestan’ of Nowshahr. The results indicate localised marriages and short range movements from the village of birth in both generations. Temporal increase in the range of movement indicates the breaking down of isolation, thus providing greater possibilities for admixture and genetic homogeneity.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , July 1991 , pp. 275 - 283
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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