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Select one taboo and answer the following three questions. Check out the resources below or feel free to do your own independent research.
1. Describe the concept of the taboo and explain who/what groups think of the action as taboo.
2. Look for historical change, how has our concept of the action changed over time?
3. Is the taboo universal? Do other countries and societies hold the same views as we do here?

Human Genetic Modification

BBC
Nature
NPR
Guardian
National Review

Tattoos

Huffington Post
NPR
PBS
Time
National Geographic

Cannibalism

Smithsonian
Digital Journal
Pleiotropy
Slate
BBC
National Geographic

Food and Dining

Mental Floss
National Inst. of Health
Huffington Post
NPR
BBC
National Geographic

Parenting

Child Magazine
Babble
USA Today
Psychology Today
About Sociology
The Independent
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  • Psychology
  • Sociology
    • Class Info
    • Intro to Sociology >
      • Classical Thinkers
      • Theories
      • Kill The Classics Assignment
      • Research and Ethics
      • Additional Resources (intro)
    • Culture >
      • Ethnocentrism
      • Cultural Appropriation
      • Norms & Counter Culture
      • Six Degrees of Separation
      • Taboo Assignment
      • Articles (culture)
      • Additional Resources (culture)
    • Socialization >
      • Feral Children
      • Mead & Harlow
      • Agents of Socialization
      • Teens & Media
      • Lifelong Process
      • Articles (socialization)
      • Additional Resources (socialization)
    • Social Structures & Institutions >
      • Intro to Social Structures
      • Articles (social structures)
      • Additional Resources (structures)
    • Deviance >
      • Theories
      • Deviance Project
      • Articles (deviance)
      • Additional Resources (Deviance)
    • Race >
      • Race vs. Ethnicity
      • Race & Institutions
      • Articles (race)
      • Additional Resources (Race)
    • Gender >
      • Women's Issues
      • Articles (gender)
      • Gender Identity Research Assignment
      • Additional Resources (Gender)
    • Sports >
      • Youth
      • College
      • Race
      • Gender
      • Articles (sports)
      • Additional Resources (Sports)
    • Religion >
      • Theories
      • Articles (religion)
      • Additional Resources (Religion)
    • Family & Marriage >
      • Theories
      • Articles (family & marriage)
      • Additional Resources (family & marriage)
  • World History
    • Early Trade Routes
    • Renaissance
    • Age of Exploration
    • Absolute Monarchs
    • Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment
    • French Revolution
    • Industrialization
    • Imperialism >
      • Commodore Perry Travel Log
    • World War I
    • World War II
    • Cold War
  • IB Psychology
    • Biological
    • Cognitive
    • Sociocultural >
      • Cultural Dimensions
      • Social Cognitive Theory
      • Social Identity Theory
      • Stereotypes
    • Abnormal