Cousin marriages preferred [EA025]

Description: Preferred rather than just permitted marriages to particular first (and/or second) cousins.

Codes [click for detailed code description]
Code # Code
1 Duolateral, symmetrical preference for MoBrDa or FaSiDa
2 Duolateral, matrilateral preference (MoBrDa)
3 Duolateral, patrilateral preference (FaSiDa)
4 Duolateral, with maternal cousins only and MoBrDa preferred
5 Unilateral: matrilateral cross-cousin marriage to MoBrDa preferred rather than merely permitted
6 Unilateral: patrilateral cross-cousin marriage to FaSiDa preferred rather than merely permitted
7 Quadrilateral, where FaBrDa is the preferred mate
8 Quadrilateral, symmetrical preference (FaSiDa or MoBrDa)
9 Quadrilateral, matrilateral preference (MoSi__ or MoBr__)
10 Nonlateral, with preference for particular second cross-cousins only, notably MoMoBrDaDa or FaMoBrSoDa, often reported of societies with subsection systems
11 Nonlateral, with second-cousin marriage preferred rather than merely permitted
12 Trilateral marriage, with preference for a bilateral cross-cousin (MoBrDa = FaSiDa).
13 Trilateral marriage, with preference for a matrilateral cross-cousin (MoBrDa)
14 Trilateral marriage, with preference for a patrilateral cross-cousin (FaSiDa)
15 No preferred cousin marriages

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Dataset:
Murdock et al. 1999 'Ethnographic Atlas'
Variable:
Cousin marriages preferred [EA025]
Description:
Preferred rather than just permitted marriages to particular first (and/or second) cousins.
Values:
1 Cross-cousin: either 81
2 Cross-cousin: matri 44
3 Cross-cousin: patri 13
4 Maternal: MoBrDa 2
5 Uni: MoBrDa 27
6 Uni: FaSiDa 3
7 All: FaBrDa 44
8 All: cross 7
9 All: matri 4
10 Some second only 7
11 Second cousins preferred 7
12 Tri: bilateral 4
13 Tri: matrilateral 1
14 Tri: patrilateral 1
15 None preferred 797
Datapoint Society Language family Details Focal year Subcase