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Inbreeding, Incest, and the Incest Taboo : The State of Knowledge at the Turn of the Century
by Arthur P. Wolf and William H. Durham
Overview
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.
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- ISBN-13: 9780804745963
- ISBN-10: 080474596X
- Publisher: Stanford University Press
- Publish Date: November 2004
- Dimensions: 9.12 x 6.92 x 0.77 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.01 pounds
- Page Count: 240
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