Which Theory Suggests That the Incest Taboo Was Created to Ensure

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which theory suggests that the incest taboo was created to ensure that individuals would marry members of other families, thereby creating ties that held communities together?

• A) White and Lévi-Strauss's cooperation theory
• B) Westermarck's childhood-familiarity theory
• C) Malinowski's family-disruption theory
• D) Freud's psychoanalytic theory

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