Question

In Victorian England, if a woman revealed her neck, her wrists, or her ankles, she was seen as immoral. In the Amazon rainforest, among indigenous people, hardly any clothing was worn. When an anthropologist does not pass judgment on either of these modes of dress, he or she is manifesting the principle of:_______.
a) human rights.
b) cultural relativism.
c) ethnocentrism.
d) acculturation.

Answer 1

Answer:

b) cultural relativism.

Explanation:

According to anthropologists cultural relativism refers to thinking about different cultures and societies  in a way that makes us understand better how their cultural practices fit with their cultural context. Therefore it view that moral or ethical systems vary from culture to culture.  And no one culture is superior to another.