What are the biological consequences of incest and the incest taboo?
What will be an ideal response?
Biologically, incest leads to increased percentage of desirable and undesirable characteristics; it is a selective force. The incest taboo prevents the harmful effects of inbreeding, even though research shows it is only about twice as likely.
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The idea of cultural pluralism within state boundaries is called:
a. cultural multiplicity. b. ethnic pluralism. c. ?ethno-political pluralism. d. multiculturalism.
Sir James Frazer is very likely correct in his belief that science will replace religious beliefs
a. True b. False
Some might suggest that the Vietnam War and civil rights movement created an "angry young man" out of Lewis Binford
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A pan-tribal mechanism is an organization:
a. to which all the men belong. b. to which all the women belong. c. cutting across and integrating local segments of the tribe into a larger whole. d. integrating all tribes from a region into a larger group. e. integrating local cultural groups into a larger form of social organization.