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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