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Term Paper Title	Incest
# of Words	1287
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	5.15

Incest

Incest

Incest is one of the most interesting taboos of our time. The definition of
incest is a highly controversial topic. Yet, the definition of incest is one of
the most important definitions for the people involved, though the law's and
psychologists' meanings are not much the same. Incest needs to be similarly
defined for the incestuous parties, both by the law and by psychologists. The
definition of incest should be determined by the cases of incest. The people who
commit incest, and the types of incest should be considered when making this
definition for the law. Why incest occurs has a great deal to do with the people
and the types of incest. With the definition dissimilar between the law and
psychologists, it is very difficult for the involved to do anything about it.
The definition is both stated as wrong by law and by most religious morals.
According to psychologists, incest is defined as A- any intimate physical
contact that is sexually arousing between non-married members of a family."
(Justice, pg 25) What this is interpreted as is that sexual intercourse does not
need to occur for a situation to be considered incestuous. Stroking, fondling,
or even intimately kissing can be considered incest. This is not all true for
the law's definition. In Georgia, incest is defined as any sexual intercourse
between known relatives, by blood or by marriage, (meaning a step-parent and
step-child.) Incest laws basically exist to prohibit marriage or inbreeding
between family members, and the sentences are almost never carried out. (Kosof,
pg 53) So incest is stated as wrong, but not enforced.  The Bible states that
incest is wrong, just as the law does. ACursed be he who has relations with his
father's wife... Cursed be he who has relations with his sister or half-sister!"
(Deu 27:20,22.) Therefore, the definition can be altered to fit the needs of the
definer. The different forms of incest are as follows: father-daughter, mother-
son, brother-sister, and father-son. Conditions  of incest don't always involve
intercourse, but still hurt the included. So, the conditions should help to
define the firm meaning. "But surely at fourteen, I should have been capable of
escaping..." (Armstrong, pg 7)  Father-daughter is the most common form of
incest. Three-fourths of all reported cases usually involve dad and his oldest
daughter. It is usually non-violent, and the daughters usually feel unattached
to their mothers. (Kempe, pgs 48-51) Sometimes the daughter...

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