The "stats" have been something of fairly intense discussion amongst psychologists for several years.
Some believe it is an inherent change in humans genetic structure that more of us are losing the "inbuilt" aversion to incest, some believe it's a societal or cultural change, some think it's just something that is now being reported more often.
Regardless, there has been a steady upward trend in the frequency of reported incest and reported cases of incest rape that definitely exceeds the expected normal upward trend that would be tied directly to population growth.
The level of increase has been growing year after year and last year was estimated to be 13.7% worldwide and as high as 19.2% for females depending on location.
Of course, even among psychologists, these numbers are always placed under sceptically because of the tendency of people to not be 100% truthful, the nature of studies and questionnaires and the estimates that as little as 2% of cases are actually reported. So, the numbers could be higher or lower due to the lack of information available.
So, it COULD be a reporting error, but the odds of that error increasing year after year for the past 12 years is fairly slim.
You are quite correct in that this issue is of some significance, however it's largely been kept very quiet on the public front and instead has been regulated to the professional circles due to the taboo nature. It is unlikely that you will ever see an "official" news report about the increasing prevalence of incest.
The winner of American Idol, the next episode of lost or the next time a singer trips and falls down a flight of stairs is significantly more "newsworthy".
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The "stats" have been something of fairly intense discussion amongst psychologists for several years.
Some believe it is an inherent change in humans genetic structure that more of us are losing the "inbuilt" aversion to incest, some believe it's a societal or cultural change, some think it's just something that is now being reported more often.
Regardless, there has been a steady upward trend in the frequency of reported incest and reported cases of incest rape that definitely exceeds the expected normal upward trend that would be tied directly to population growth.
The level of increase has been growing year after year and last year was estimated to be 13.7% worldwide and as high as 19.2% for females depending on location.
Of course, even among psychologists, these numbers are always placed under sceptically because of the tendency of people to not be 100% truthful, the nature of studies and questionnaires and the estimates that as little as 2% of cases are actually reported. So, the numbers could be higher or lower due to the lack of information available.
So, it COULD be a reporting error, but the odds of that error increasing year after year for the past 12 years is fairly slim.
You are quite correct in that this issue is of some significance, however it's largely been kept very quiet on the public front and instead has been regulated to the professional circles due to the taboo nature. It is unlikely that you will ever see an "official" news report about the increasing prevalence of incest.
The winner of American Idol, the next episode of lost or the next time a singer trips and falls down a flight of stairs is significantly more "newsworthy".