1966
DOI: 10.1525/aa.1966.68.4.02a00020
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Childhood Association, Sexual Attraction, and the Incest Taboo: A Chinese Case1

Abstract: Wherens most socwlogud and biological explanalions o j the incest taboo assume that inlimate childhood associatwn enhances sexual attraction, most psychlogual explanations assume thal such association depresses it. In northern Taiwan one of several forms of marriage involves the introductwn of the bride into her future husband's home as an infant; bride and groom are then raised as members of the same family, experiencing a prolonged period of intimate association. The responses o j these couples to marriage a… Show more

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“…So, even if a person is genetically unrelated to us, we may consciously categorize that person as kin (e.g., as a "sibling," if there has been a history of coresidence) and/or we may experience cognitive and emotional reactions normally directed towards kin (such as dampened passion and heightened compassion) in interactions with this person. Wolf (1966) relates a girl's reply when asked why she refused to marry a boy whose family she had joined as a child: "I just couldn't do it. It was too embarrassing.…”
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“…So, even if a person is genetically unrelated to us, we may consciously categorize that person as kin (e.g., as a "sibling," if there has been a history of coresidence) and/or we may experience cognitive and emotional reactions normally directed towards kin (such as dampened passion and heightened compassion) in interactions with this person. Wolf (1966) relates a girl's reply when asked why she refused to marry a boy whose family she had joined as a child: "I just couldn't do it. It was too embarrassing.…”
Section: Park and Ackerman 14mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Hence, it is not the case that humans have evolved motivations to avoid inbreeding per se; rather, humans -and many other organisms -have evolved simple heuristics that appear to be directed toward the goal of inbreeding avoidance, under most circumstances. But not under all circumstances; in fact, the presence of sexual aversion between unrelated people has served as key evidence for Westermarck's hypothesis (e.g., Wolf, 1966).…”
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“…[ Wоlf 1970: 503, у оригиналу курзивом] Након повратка Вестермарка на мала врата у антропологију (види Wolf 1993) јављају се биосоцијалне теорије, које покушавају да инкорпорирају биологију у културалистичка објашњења, која су се након разних емпириј-ских студија показала незадовољавајућим (Таlmon 1964;Wolf 1966Wolf , 1968Wolf , 1970McCabe 1983;Burling 1985). Иако у две најадекватније поделе теорија о инцест табуима нема "биосоцијалне" групе, сматрамо да је овај термин оправдан.…”
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“…Зато Паркер закључује да су културна објашњења релевантна за објашњење функција табуа, али не и за разумевање његовог порекла. Пози-вајући се на Вулфова истраживања (Wolf 1966(Wolf , 1968(Wolf , 1970, он закључује да је тешко раздвојити културне и некултурне компоненте у проблему инцест табуа и наглашава да још увек није познат механизам који се активира при-ликом блиске асоцијације људи у детињству.Како је успостављен културни начин живота, настали су додатни адаптивни притисци из ове биопсихолошке тенденције да она буде институционализо-вана као инцест табу, пошто је повећавала стабилност породичне јединице, осигуравала шире социјалне везе и смањивала број порода економски незре-лим индивидуама. Инцест табу је (по дефиницији) културни феномен и може се објаснити културним догађајима.…”
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