Cultural relativism is the idea that societies have to be studied in terms of them_____________?
Correct answer: D. own meanings and values
- A. religious and spiritual beliefs
- B. family and kin relationships
- C. artistic and literary production
- D. own meanings and values
Explanation
Cultural relativism interprets customs through the meanings and values of the society that practises them, rather than judging them by outside standards. Family, art and religion may be studied within this approach, but none alone defines it.
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