Author Question: A widely accepted function of the incest taboo is that it: a. Helps families form wider ... (Read 15 times)

james0929 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

A widely accepted function of the incest taboo is that it:

a. Helps families form wider alliances.
b. Prevents recessive genes from appearing in human populations.
c. Demonstrates our connections with other primate families.
d. Raises the intelligence level of the human species.
e. Is key to maintaining the species differences between humans and other primates.

Question 2

Incest taboos universally apply to:

a. Members of the same village.
b. Mothers and sons.
c. First cousins.
d. Cross cousins but not parallel cousins.