____ help(s) sociologists and anthropologists understand practices that seem strange or different from those of their own culture.

Question

a.
Ethnocentrism
c.
Cultural universals
b.
Cultural relativism
d.
Values

Answer 1

The correct answer is: b. Cultural relativism.

Cultural relativism is the practice of understanding a culture on its own terms and not judging it by the standards of another culture. This concept helps sociologists and anthropologists appreciate and analyze cultural practices that may initially appear strange or different from their own.