From Westermarck's effect to Fox's law: Paradox and principle in the relationship between incest taboos and exogamy

Social Science Information

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 467-488

  Walter, Alex ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Darwinian psychology; Exogamy; Incest taboo; Psychoanalysis; Sociobiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034258873     PISSN: 05390184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/053901800039003007     Document Type: Review

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