1. The American proscription against cousin marriages grew in the 19th century as wilderness settlers tried to distinguish themselves from the "savage" Indians, says Martin, author of the book Forbidden Relatives: The American Myth of Cousin Marriage. "The truth is that Europeans were marrying their cousins and Native Americans were not." 
   美国人对近亲婚姻的排斥源自19世纪，原因是早期的拓荒者试图将自己同"原始的"印第安人区分开。《违禁姻亲--美国近亲结婚之谜》一书的作者马丁说："真实的情况是欧洲人当时在近亲通婚，而印第安人却没有。

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