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Imbreeding, Incest, and the Incest Taboo - by Arthur P Wolf & William H Durham (Paperback)

Imbreeding, Incest, and the Incest Taboo - by  Arthur P Wolf & William H Durham (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Arthur P. Wolf is David and Lucile Packard Foundation Professor of Human Biology at Stanford University. William H. Durham is Bing Professor of Human Biology at Stanford University.

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