John is from an upper-middle-class home and has the benefit of extracurricular activities and the latest technology. he is a good student, but does not have an exemplary record. clorista is a bright and energetic student who loves math and science. her grades are strong, but they would be better if she had more time and resources. she has limited access to a computer and often has to care for her younger siblings while her mother is at work. john and clorista both applied for positions on the yearbook committee. john was appointed, and clorista was offered membership in the “day of the dead” committee, which is headed by the spanish teacher. she is unable to accept because of her commitments at home. sociologically speaking, in comparison to clorista, john possesses more:

cultural capital

Explanation:

Cultural capital refers to the things that received by individuals which can help them increase their social standings. From the case above, we can infer that John has more cultural capital because the wealth of his family allow him to pursue his own interests and focus on his development while Clorista unable to do so because she had to fulfill other obligations.

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as university of miami psychologists debra lieberman and adam smith pointed out in a recent article in the journal current directions in psychological science, humans have social and psychological mechanisms to deter incest. with very few exceptions, marriages between brothers and sisters and between parents and their children are verboten in every human culture. the primary psychological anti-incest mechanism is the yuck response. even the idea of sex with their mom or dad, bro or sis is upsetting to most people. the psychologist jonathan haidt has found that nearly everyone is repelled by the prospect of brother-sister sex, even in hypothetical situations in which there is no chance of pregnancy).

the biological cost of incest

this raises an interesting question: just what’s so bad about incest? sure, having sex with your dad or your sister seems gross — but why? some anthropologists have argued that incest taboos are learned social conventions. this explanation, however, doesn’t make sense to me as it does not explain the widespread existence of anti-incest mechanisms in creatures ranging from cockroaches to chimpanzees. second, the incest taboo is about as close to a universal law as human moral rules get.

why should mechanisms to avoid incest be so widespread both in nature and across human societies? the answer is simple. the problem with having sex close with relatives is that there is an astonishingly high chance that your offspring will be born with a serious birth defect.