Most societies discourage incest because
a: of instinctive horror caused by genes
b: exogamy promotes alliances
c: they fear biological degeneration
d: of genetically determined attraction for those most different from ourselves
e: they don't; all societies permit incest to some degree
Ans: b: exogamy promotes alliances
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