Question

________ is the idea that behavior should be evaluated not by outside standards but in the context of the culture in which it occurs.

Answer 1

Answer:

Culrural relativism

Explanation:

This idea was first originated in the anthropological research by Franz Boas in the first few decades of the 20th century and later popularized by his students.

It suggests that a person's behaviour cannot rightly be evaluated by a culture outside of his own. In other words, to understand ones behaviour, it should be analyzed paying attention to his culture.

Answer 2

Answer: Cultural relativism

Explanation: Cultural relativism was established in the 20th century in an anthropological study by Franz Boas.

Cultural relativism refers to the idea that an individual beliefs, values, and practices should be evaluated and understood based on the context of the individual’s culture, rather than be to examined using the criteria of another.