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Trends of Isonymy and Inbreeding Among the Ahmadiyyas of Kashmir

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Lalit K. Kashyap
Lalit K. Kashyap
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Delhi University, India
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Summary

The isonymic method has been applied in a study of temporal trends of inbreeding amongst the Ahmadiyyas of Kashmir valley. The results show a steady rise in total inbreeding and its random and non-random components over time. The validity of applying the method in a caste-structured population is examined, and it appears that while the complexity of the structure inhibits its application to many populations, there are others in whom the assumptions implicit in the method are met.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , April 1980 , pp. 219 - 225
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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