Describe cultural relativism and explain why it is important in anthropology

What will be an ideal response?


Cultural relativism is the notion that any part of a culture must be viewed in its proper
cultural context rather than from the viewpoint of the observer's culture. It opens up
the possibility that we can understand another culture.

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A. development B. phylogeny C. growth D. evolution

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