A person's behavior that might appear disordered if it occurred on a street corner in the United States, could appear to be appropriate and understandable if it occurred in a shamanistic ceremony. What principle should we use to better understand and identify abnormality in such behaviors?
a) Social learning theory
b) Cultural relativism
c) Symbolic interaction theory
d) Statistical approach
b
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A) grief reactions B) mystical experiences C) creative genius D) sleep walking