What is the great "myth" that is commonly held in North American regarding the reason for the establishment of a taboo against first-cousin marriage in the United States?
A) it is a religious prohibition
B) it decreased the chances for the family to extend social alliances
C) it would incite feuding within the nuclear family
D) it would cause increased numbers of birth defects
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