alleryStart learning →Assessing a culture by its own standards rather than through your own is which practice?
ACultural imperialism
BCultural universals
CCultural relativism
DCultural diffusion
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Cultural relativism
1. Ethnocentrism measures another culture against your own yardstick.
2. The deliberate opposite is to judge a culture by its own standards, which is cultural relativism.
3. It calls for an open mind and a willingness to weigh unfamiliar values.
4. Cultural imperialism is the deliberate imposition of your own values on someone else, the reverse move.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Culture", Ch 4 "Society and Social Interaction" and Ch 5 "Socialization", section 3.1 What Is Culture?_
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