Sociology / Unit 3 Soc 0311 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Taboo
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The idea
A taboo is a norm so strongly held that its violation is met with revulsion, and often with exclusion from the group.
In practice
Someone who breaches the incest taboo is not fined; family members stop speaking to them and no longer acknowledge the relationship.
Where people slip
A taboo's strength shows in the reaction, not in the penalty a statute names.
Your place on the trail
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