Abstract
This paper examined incest practices among different ethnic groups in Karu LGA Nasarawa states, Nigeria. Incest can be seen as a situation in which person has a sexual relationship with family member. In Nigeria, the phenomenon of incestuous relationship has been on the increase in recent time with adverse effect on marriage and family institution. The objective of the study is to analyze cross cultural practice of incest among the Hausa, Igbo and Gbagi ethnic groups in Karu LGA Nasarawa states, Nigeria in order to identify the forms and determinants of incest relationship among family members. Social constructionism theory was utilized and adopted in this paper. The study employed a cross-sectional research design to gather data, using primary and secondary sources. 398 respondents were selected through the aid of simple random and cluster sampling techniques. Findings show that the determinants of incestuous cases include lack of family values, moral decadence, loneliness, psychological problem and spiritual purpose. Some family disintegration, of
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