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American AnthropologistVolume 87, Issue 1 p. 130-133 Free Access Garo Marriage to the Wife's Daughter: Further Support for the Westermarck Hypothesis for the Origin of the Incest Taboo Robbins Burling, Robbins Burling Department of Anthropology University of MichiganSearch for more papers by this author Robbins Burling, Robbins Burling Department of Anthropology University of MichiganSearch for more papers by this author First published: March 1985 https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1985.87.1.02a00150Citations: 3AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat REFERENCES CITED Burling, R. 1963 Rengsanggri: Family and Kinship in a Garo Village. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. McCabe J. 1983 FBD Marriage: Further Support for the Westermarck Hypothesis of the Incest Taboo? American Anthropologist 85, 50– 69. Seligman, B. Z. 1929 Incest and Descent: Their Influence on Social Organization. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 59: 231– 272. Shepher, J. 1971 Mate Selection Among Second Generation Kibbutz Adolescents and Adults: Incest Avoidance and Negative Imprinting. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 1, 293– 307. Spiro, M. 1954 Is the Family Universal? American Anthropologist 56, 839– 846. Talmon, Y. 1964 Mate Selection in Collective Settlements. American Sociological Review, 29, 491– 508. Westermarck, E. 1889 The History of Human Marriage. London: Macmillan. Westermarck, E. 1922 The History of Human Marriage, Vol. 2, 5th ed. New York: Allerton. Wolf, A. 1966 Child Association, Sexual Attraction and the Incest Taboo: A Chinese Case. American Anthropologist, 68, 883– 898. Wolf, A. 1968 Adopt a Daughter-in-law, Marry a Sister: A Chinese Solution to the Problem of Incest Taboo. American Anthropologist, 70, 864– 874. Wolf, A. 1970 Childhood Association and Sexual Attraction: A Further Test of the Wester-marck Hypothesis. American Anthropologist, 72, 503– 515. Citing Literature Volume87, Issue1March 1985Pages 130-133 ReferencesRelatedInformation

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