@article{article_310556, title={A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH ON KIN MARRIAGES IN TURKEY}, journal={Akademik İncelemeler Dergisi}, volume={13}, pages={1–22}, year={2018}, DOI={10.17550/akademikincelemeler.310556}, author={Canatan, Kadir}, keywords={Kin Marriage,Marriage,Medical Approach,Sociological Approach}, abstract={<p> </p> <p style="margin:8px 0px;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="margin:0px;line-height:150%;font-size:11pt;" xml:lang="en-us">This paper
intends to do a sociological analysis of kin marriage, a subject matter of
sharp discussions both in Turkish society and in European public.
Traditionally, to some extent, practiced and largely approved by the society in
Turkey, this type of marriage was opened to discussions during the second half
of the last century. The discussions started to be gradually dominated by a
medical discourse that focuses on bio-medical results of kin marriage and
treats it as a risk factor. <span style="margin:0px;">  </span>Although
such views are widely accepted in society, kin marriage insistently keeps its
existence. Based on a sociological perspective, this paper aims to analyze the
factors leading to the existence of kin marriage despite wide spreading
disapproval thoughts and attitudes against it. <span style="margin:0px;">  </span> </span> </p> <p> <b> </b> <i> </i> <u> </u> <sub> </sub> <sup> </sup> <strike> </strike> <font size="3"> </font> <font face="Times New Roman"> </font> <br /> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Sakarya Üniversitesi}