Early anthropologists explained incest taboos as a reflection of "instinctive horror" of mating with close relatives. However, this explanation for incest taboos has been rejected because formal incest restrictions would be unnecessary if humans really do have an instinctive aversion to incest.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
What does the term market economy refer to?
a. An economy that includes all of the various types of exchanges equally b. An economy in which barter in local markets is the dominant form of exchange c. An economy organized around market principles d. An economy that is controlled and regulated by the government
Religion serves various functions in society, including each of the following except:
a. it provides a path of hope. b. it unites people worldwide in a belief system. c. it provides moral guidelines for personal conduct. d. it provides an orderly view of the universe. e. reinforces community values.
What is pidgin?
A. a rhythmic sublanguage present in any human language as the result of a universally shared mutation B. a set of languages believed to be most like the original human language, spoken by a small population of Indian Ocean islanders C. a mixed language that develops to ease communication between members of different cultures in contact, usually in situations of trade or colonial domination D. metalanguage, developed by computer programmers, that has yielded valuable insights into the workings of the human brain E. a partial language that results from primitive tribes' attempts to learn the language of a modern industrialized state