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This study examines secular trends in the magnitude of inbreeding in the Jewish community of Gibraltar over a 120 year period. Analysis of isonymous unions by socioeconomic status revealed distinctive differences between high versus mid/low status unions. Factors responsible for the elevated rate of inbreeding among the professional/mercantile class and its secular trend are discussed.
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Sawchuk, L.A., Herring, D.A. A socioeconomic analysis of secular trends in isonymy in the Jewish community of Gibraltar: 1820 to 1939. Int. J. Anthropol. 4, 209–218 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02446242
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