Functionalist Anthropologists Have Suggested That Incest Taboos Originated in Order

question 13

Multiple Choice

Functionalist anthropologists have suggested that incest taboos originated in order to:

• A) encourage alliances and cooperation between descent groups
• B) avoid the serious consequences of genetic interbreeding
• C) strengthen the role of patrilineal descent groups
• D) regulate and limit sexual behavior within small communities

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Definitions:

Three-Layer Body Plan

The structural organization in animals that consists of three primary germ layers: ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm, which give rise to all tissues and organs of the organism.

Body Cavity

A hollow space within the body that houses vital organs and allows for their expansion, movement, and protection.

Gastrovascular System

A simple digestive system that has a single opening through which food is ingested and waste material is excreted, found in certain invertebrates like cnidarians and flatworms.

Flatworm

Bilaterally symmetrical invertebrate with organs but no body cavity; for example, a planarian or tapeworm.