In anthropology, cultural relativism is not a moral position but a methodological one. It states that
A. some cultures are relatively better than others.
B. to understand another culture fully, we must try to understand how the people in that culture see things.
C. to understand another culture, we must use tactics to try to jar people so that their true views are revealed.
D. because cultural values vary between cultures, they cannot be analyzed and compared.
E. to bring about desired cultural change, anthropologists should act as emissaries of the most evolved cultural values.
Answer: B
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