Isbn: 9780804751414 - imbreeding, incest, and the incest taboo: the state of knowledge at the turn of the century (8 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: Very Good. : Este libro explora las razones detrás de la prohibición generalizada del incesto, las variaciones en el alcance de esta prohibición entre diferentes sociedades y las consecuencias de su ocurrencia. A través de contribuciones de diversos campos como la genética, la biología del comportamiento, la primatología, la antropología biológica y social, la filosofía y la psiquiatría, se reexaminan estas preguntas fundamentales. EAN: 9780804751414 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Filosofía Título: Inbreeding, Incest, and the Incest Taboo Autor: Arthur P. Wolf| William H. Durham Editorial: Stanford University Press Idioma: en Páginas: 240 Formato: tapa blanda.…

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Zustand: New. Is inbreeding harmful? Are human beings and other primates naturally inclined to mate with their closest relatives? 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? This book reexamines these questions. Editor(s): Wolf, Arthur P.; Durham, William. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 tables, 8 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340. . 2004. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. 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.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Is inbreeding harmful Are human beings and other primates naturally inclined to mate with their closest relatives 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 After one hundred years of intense argument, a broad consensus has emerged on the first two questions, but the debate over the others continues. That there is a biological basis for the avoidance of inbreeding seems incontrovertible, but just how injurious inbreeding really is for successive generations remains an open question. Nor has there been any conclusion to the debate over Freud's view that the incest taboo is necessary because humans are sexually attracted to their closest relatives-a claim countered by Westermarck's argument for the sexually inhibiting effects of early childhood association. This book brings together contributions from the fields of genetics, behavioral biology, primatology, biological and social anthropology, philosophy, and psychiatry which reexamine these questions.…