Anthropologists Have Generated a Number of Theories to Explain Why

question 43

Short Answer

Anthropologists have generated a number of theories to explain why food taboos exist and why there are prohibited foods in many if not most societies.Discuss at least two of these theories and provide examples of food taboos that exist in your society or the ways in which culture shapes food consumption.

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Definitions:

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