Inbreeding, Incest, and the Incest Taboo The State of Knowledge at the Turn of the Century |
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| Editor:
| Wolf, Arthur P.
Durham, William H. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8047-4596-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2004 |
| Publisher: | Stanford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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Why is incest widely prohibited? Why does the scope of the prohibition vary from society to society? Why does incest occur despite the prohibition? What are the consequences? To reexamine these questions, this book brings together contributions from the fields of genetics, behavioral biology, primatology, biological and social anthropology, philosophy, and psychiatry.
Why is incest widely prohibited? Why does the scope of the prohibition vary from society to society? Why does incest occur despite the prohibition? What are the consequences? To reexamine these questions, this book brings together contributions from the fields of genetics, behavioral biology, primatology, biological and social anthropology, philosophy, and psychiatry.