Inbreeding, Incest, and the Incest Taboo
Author : Arthur P. Wolf
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2005
ISBN : 0804751412
Pages : 228 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (751 Download)
Download Free Inbreeding, Incest, and the Incest Taboo PDF by Arthur P. Wolf Full Book and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.