Inbreeding, Incest, and the Incest Taboo

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Author	: Arthur P. Wolf
Publisher	: Stanford University Press
Total Pages	: 240
Release	: 2005
ISBN-10	: 9780804751414
ISBN-13	: 0804751412
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Book Synopsis Inbreeding, Incest, and the Incest Taboo by : Arthur P. Wolf

Book excerpt: 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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