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Persons known to be within the 2nd degree of consanguinity (woman and her father, grandfather, son, grandson, brother, brother's son, sister's son, father's brother or mother's brother; man and his mother, grandmother, daughter, granddaughter, sister, brother's daughter, sister's daughter, father's sister or mother's sister).
It is illegal for a male to have sexual intercourse with his granddaughter, mother, daughter, sister, or half-sister; and for a female (over 16 years of age) with her grandfather, father, son, brother, or half-brother. The act does not refer to other familial relationships (such as grandson-grandmother), or same-sex relations. [105]
Likewise, their sons were also half-brothers (between them and with their mothers), having the same father, as well as cousins, having mothers that were sisters. [ 6 ] In one of the tales of a wife confused for a sister , Abraham admitted that his wife Sarah is his half-sister—the daughter of his father, but not his mother. [ 2 ]
An incest taboo is any cultural rule or norm that prohibits sexual relations between certain members of the same family, mainly between individuals related by blood. All known human cultures have norms that exclude certain close relatives from those considered suitable or permissible sexual or marriage partners, making such relationships taboo.
Per Morton, “Without sisters, only daughters may lack someone who fully understands their experiences within the family context, leading to feelings of isolation.”
Regarding land inheritance rules, in 340 societies sons inherit, in 90 other patrilineal heirs (such as brothers), in 31 sister's sons, in 60 other matrilineal heirs (such as daughters or brothers), and in 98 all children. In 43 societies land is given to all children, but daughters receive less.
While watching back episode 14, Gwendlyn claimed that her half-brothers were treated differently in the plural brood. (Ko Sister Wives' Gwendlyn: Dad Kody 'Preferred' His Sons Over Daughters
A nephew might have more rights of inheritance than the uncle's daughter. [12] [13] In social environments that lacked a stable home or environments such as refugee situations, uncles and fathers would equally be assigned responsibility for their sons and nephews. [14]