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| + | "Stories from mothers that they "could not be more surprised" can generally be discounted -- we have simply not seen an innocent mother in long-standing [[incest]], although the mother escapes the punishment that her husband is likely to suffer."--''[[Child Abuse]]'' (1978) by Ruth S. Kempe and C. Henry Kempe, p. 48 | ||
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| '''Incest''' is [[sexual activity]] between [[family]] members who would be forbidden to [[marry]]. Incest constitutes a cultural [[taboo]] in all current nations and many past societies. In many areas, incest is also prohibited by [[law]]. | '''Incest''' is [[sexual activity]] between [[family]] members who would be forbidden to [[marry]]. Incest constitutes a cultural [[taboo]] in all current nations and many past societies. In many areas, incest is also prohibited by [[law]]. | ||
| - | == See also == | ||
| - | *[[Incest in popular culture]] | ||
| - | *[[ Accidental incest]] | ||
| - | *[[Incest in animals]] | ||
| ==Animals== | ==Animals== | ||
| - | {{main|Animal sexual behavior}} | + | Many [[mammal]] species, including humanity's closest [[primate]] relatives, tend to avoid mating with close relatives, especially if there are alternative partners available. |
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| - | Many [[mammal]] species, including humanity's closest [[primate]] relatives, tend to avoid mating with close relatives, especially if there are alternative partners available.<ref> | + | |
| - | {{cite book | + | |
| - | |title=Inbreeding, Incest, and the Incest Taboo: The State of Knowledge at the Turn of the Century | + | |
| - | |first= Arthur P. | + | |
| - | |last=Wolf | + | |
| - | |author2=William H. Durham | + | |
| - | |year= 2004 | + | |
| - | |publisher=Stanford University Press|page=169|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OW1nuQxcIQgC&pg=PA6 | + | |
| - | |isbn=978-0-8047-5141-4 | + | |
| - | }}</ref> However, some chimpanzees have been recorded attempting to mate with their mothers.<ref>[http://www.livescience.com/2226-incest-taboo-nature.html Incest not so taboo in nature] Livescience, retrieved 29 January 2012</ref> Male rats have been recorded engaging in mating with their sisters, but they tend to prefer non-related females over their sisters.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=bsCiWUiPY5UC&pg=PA293&dq=&hl=en&sa=X&ei=e0MlT_KBJoy28QOv8ti-Cg&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=&f=false Sexual Behaviour In Animals] A. Sarkar; retrieved 29 January 2012</ref> | + | |
| [[Livestock]] breeders often practice controlled breeding to eliminate undesirable characteristics within a population, which is also coupled with [[culling]] of what is considered unfit offspring, especially when trying to establish a new and desirable trait in the stock. | [[Livestock]] breeders often practice controlled breeding to eliminate undesirable characteristics within a population, which is also coupled with [[culling]] of what is considered unfit offspring, especially when trying to establish a new and desirable trait in the stock. | ||
| ===Insects=== | ===Insects=== | ||
| - | [[File:Fruit_flies.jpg|thumb|right|[[Drosophila melanogaster|Common fruit fly]] females prefer to mate with their own brothers over unrelated males.<ref name="fruit-flies">{{cite journal|title=Incestuous Sisters: Mate Preference for Brothers over Unrelated Males in Drosophila melanogaster|first1=Adeline|last1=Loyau|first2=Jérémie H.|last2=Cornuau|first3=Jean|last3=Clobert|first4=Étienne|last4=Danchin|date=10 December 2012|publisher=|journal=PLOS ONE|volume=7|issue=12|pages=e51293|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0051293|pmid=23251487|pmc=3519633}}</ref>]] | ||
| - | [[Bed bug]]s: [[North Carolina State University]] found that bed bugs, in contrast to most other insects, tolerate incest and are able to genetically withstand the effects of inbreeding quite well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2011/12/insect-incest-produces-healthy-offspring|title=Insect Incest Produces Healthy Offspring|date=8 December 2011|publisher=}}</ref> | + | [[Bed bug]]s: [[North Carolina State University]] found that bed bugs, in contrast to most other insects, tolerate incest and are able to genetically withstand the effects of inbreeding quite well. |
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| == References == | == References == | ||
| *''[[Incest: The Nature and Origin of the Taboo]]'' by [[Émile Durkheim]] | *''[[Incest: The Nature and Origin of the Taboo]]'' by [[Émile Durkheim]] | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[ Accidental incest]] | ||
| + | *[[Incest in animals]] | ||
| + | *[[Child sexual abuse]] | ||
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"Stories from mothers that they "could not be more surprised" can generally be discounted -- we have simply not seen an innocent mother in long-standing incest, although the mother escapes the punishment that her husband is likely to suffer."--Child Abuse (1978) by Ruth S. Kempe and C. Henry Kempe, p. 48 |
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Incest is sexual activity between family members who would be forbidden to marry. Incest constitutes a cultural taboo in all current nations and many past societies. In many areas, incest is also prohibited by law.
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Animals
Many mammal species, including humanity's closest primate relatives, tend to avoid mating with close relatives, especially if there are alternative partners available.
Livestock breeders often practice controlled breeding to eliminate undesirable characteristics within a population, which is also coupled with culling of what is considered unfit offspring, especially when trying to establish a new and desirable trait in the stock.
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Insects
Bed bugs: North Carolina State University found that bed bugs, in contrast to most other insects, tolerate incest and are able to genetically withstand the effects of inbreeding quite well.
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