The incest taboo is possibly the closest thing anthropologists have found to a true “cultural universal,” because some form of the taboo exists in all known societies. Why is this so important to people cross-culturally? Explain the various theories for the existence of a worldwide incest taboo.
What will be an ideal response?
1. Note cultural variation in determining who is a close relative and who is not
2. Define and discuss social theories: the childhood-familiarity theory, the psychoanalytic theory, the family-disruption theory, and the cooperation theory
3. Define and discuss biological theories: the inbreeding theory
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The domestic system is the economic system in which an organizer-entrepreneur supplies the raw materials to workers in their homes and collects the finished products from them
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which groups that seem to be the key to effective development are increasingly seeking the help of applied anthropologists?
A) government organizations B) nongovernment organizations C) indigenous grassroots movements D) private companies
A primary research strategy in cultural anthropology typically involving living and interacting with a community of people over an extended period to better understand their lives.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of these cannot be detected by forensic anthropologists?
A) skin color B) age C) sex D) size