Incest
Incest is sexual activity or marriage between very close family members. It is a taboo, as well as a criminal offense, in virtually all societies. In many societies premarital sex is allowed or encouraged; in most such societies, the same restrictions apply to sexual unions as to marriage.
See also
- Westermarck effect
- Genetic sexual attraction
- Inbreeding
- Kinship and descent
- Sexual morality
- Incest pornography
- Incest taboo
- Human sexual behavior
- Oedipus complex
- Levirate marriage
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Incest and Inbreeding |
| ► | Incest versus exogamy |
| ► | Industrial societies |
| ► | History |
| ► | Mythology |
| ► | Religion |
| ► | Fiction |
| ► | Genetics |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External links |
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