Topics like racism, slavery, and human sacrifice attract anthropological attention and theories ranging from nutritional deficiencies, to genes, to acculturation, to colonialism, have been proposed to explain their origins and continued recurrences.
tˈɑːpɪks lˈaɪk ɹˈeɪsɪzəm, slˈeɪvɚɹi, ænd hjˈuːmən sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪs ɐtɹˈækt ˌænθɹəpəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ɐtˈɛnʃən ænd θˈiəɹiz ɹˈeɪndʒɪŋ fɹʌm njuːtɹˈɪʃənəl dᵻfˈɪʃənsiz, tə dʒˈiːnz, tʊ ɐkˌʌltʃɚɹˈeɪʃən, tə kˈɑːloʊnˌɪəlˌɪzəm, hɐvbɪn pɹəpˈoʊzd tʊ ɛksplˈeɪn ðɛɹ ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪnz ænd kəntˈɪnjuːd ɹᵻkˈɜːɹənsᵻz.