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Incest avoidance and the incest taboos : two aspects of human nature

By Wolf , Arthur P.

Book information

Publisher
Stanford Briefs
Year
2014
ISBN
9780804791694, 0804791694
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
591 kB (605372 bytes)
Pages
188\188
Time added
2015-11-04 20:11:29
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Description

Why do most people never have sex with close relatives? And why do they disapprove of other people doing so? Incest Avoidance and Incest Taboos investigates our human inclination to avoid incest and the powerful taboo against incest found in all societies. Both subjects stir strong feelings and vigorous arguments within and beyond academic circles. With great clarity, Wolf lays out the modern assumptions about both, concluding that all previous approaches lack precision and balance on insecure evidence. Researchers he calls ""constitutionalists"" explain human incest avoidance by.  Read more...

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