Early Anthropologists Explained Incest as a Reflection of "Instinctive Horror

question 28

True/False

Early anthropologists explained incest as a reflection of "instinctive horror" of mating with close relatives. However, this explanation for societal bans has been rejected because formal incest restrictions would be unnecessary if humans really do have an instinctive aversion to incest.

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