Although the incest taboo is a cultural universal, cultures define incest differently. For example, in many cultures it is incestuous to marry parallel cousins but not cross cousins. What is the difference?
A. Parallel cousins are socially recognized relatives, but cross cousins are true biological cousins.
B. Parallel cousins are true biological cousins, whereas cross cousins are simply socially recognized relatives.
C. The children of two brothers or two sisters are parallel cousins. The children of a brother and a sister are cross cousins.
D. The children of a brother and a sister are parallel cousins. The children of two brothers or two sisters are cross cousins.
E. There is no symbolic difference between the two, only a biological difference.
Answer: C
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