Question

In the course of participant observation, an anthropologist is often called upon to do things that he or she might not ordinarily ever consider doing. This allows him or her to develop a keen understanding of beliefs and practices of others through _________.

Answer 1

Answer: Cultural relativism

Explanation:

 The cultural relativism is is one of the idea which basically refers to the individual person's values, beliefs and the culture. It is basically related to the ethical relativism and where we understanding the beliefs and also the practices of the other persons by using the concept cultural relativism.

The main concept of the cultural relativism is that it helps in understanding the different types of opinion on the ethical basis in the one persons's particular culture.

According to the given question, the above give situation basically using the cultural relativism for understanding the beliefs of the person by proper observation.

 Therefore, Cultural relativism is the correct answer.