Question

A U.S. sociologist receives a grant to study racial and religious prejudice among the people of southeast Asia. The sociologist makes a serious and unbiased effort to evaluate the norms, values, and customs of these groups in light of the distinctive cultures of which they are a part. This is an example ofA. cultural shock.B. ethnocentrism.C. cultural relativism.

Answer 1

Answer:

c. Cultural relativism

Explanation:

Cultural relativism is the principle of regarding the beliefs, values and practices of a culture viewed from the viewpoint of that particular culture itself.

Cultural relativism tells us that a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on that person's own culture instead of judging them using the criteria of another culture.

In this example, the sociologist receives a grant to study racial and religious prejudice among the people of southeast Asia. He makes an effort to evaluate the norms, values and customs of these groups in light of the distinctive cultures of which they are part. Thus, he is trying to view this group's beliefs, values and practices from that group point of view instead that from his owns beliefs and prejudices. Therefore, this would be an example of cultural relativism.