Westermarck
Americannoun
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Certainly, there are exceptions…but the Westermarck Effect is most definitely a real thing, it has very solid scientific support, and such exceptions are exceedingly rare.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2012
Unmarried himself, Dr. Edward Alexander Westermarck is eminently equipped to support his point of view, has written on the subject of marriage for the past 47 years.
From Time Magazine Archive
For years, most scientists discounted a contrary suggestion by Finnish Anthropologist Edward Westermarck that close childhood association discourages erotic feeling.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dr. Westermarck, who is the stock example of the spread of English for international purposes, spoke in German.
From The Task of Social Hygiene by Havelock Ellis
Westermarck in his History of Human Marriage attempted to write a sociology of the family.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Robert Ezra Park
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