Incest

The word “incest” is derived from the Latin incestum and refers to sexual contact between close relatives. After Captain James Cook introduced the Polynesian word “taboo” into the English lexicon in 1777, the phrase “incest taboo” became the moral label for a forbidden carnal act. Why was there a need for such formal censorship

Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Psychology · Socioeconomic Development in MENA

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  Edward Westermarck•The history of human marriage•1894

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• Marriage and adoption in China, 1845-1945

  Arthur P Wolf•Marriage and adoption in China,…•1980

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• The evolution of primate behavior

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• Mate selection among second generation kibbutz adolescents and adults

  Open Access•Joseph Shepher•Archives of Sexual Behavior•1971

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• Evolution and ecology of Macaque societies

  Open Access•Meredith F Small•American Journal of Physical…•1997

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• The Incest Taboo in Relation to Social Structure and the Socialization of the Child

  Talcott Parsons•British Journal of Sociology•1954

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• Incest

  Russell Middleton, Emile Durkheim et al.•American Sociological Review•1964

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• Mate Selection in Collective Settlements

  Yonina Talmon•American Sociological Review•1964

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• What's in a Name? A Study of Role Inertia

  William R Catton•Journal of Marriage and the Family•1969

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