There is no simple or universally accepted explanation for the fact that nearly all cultures ban incest. However, the most accepted explanation for the incest taboo is
A. a genetically programmed instinctive horror.
B. a widespread and well-founded fear of biological degeneration.
C. that following rules of exogamy is adaptively advantageous.
D. that isolated social groups are better at survival.
E. a genetically determined attraction for those most different from us.
Answer: C
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A. skeletal diseases such as arthritis and bone cancer B. nonskeletal diseases such as tuberculosis and syphilis C. physical injury D. all of these E. skeletal diseases such as arthritis and bone cancer and physical injury
Analogies justified on the basis of close cultural continuity between the archaeological and ethnographic cases or similarity in general cultural form are known as
a. formal analogies. b. relational analogies. c. middle-level analogies. d. uniformitarian analogies. e. taphonomy
Refer to the table below. If the monopoly produces 20 units, charges the corresponding price of $360, and its average total cost to produce the 20 units is $187, what is their economic profit or economic loss?
The above table shows the quantity demanded at varying prices and the corresponding marginal cost of production for a monopoly firm.
A) -$2,350
B) $4,560
C) -$3,400
D) $3,460
Today, humans are the only bipedal mammals
a. true b. false