LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY
ETHNOCENTRISM AND CULTURAL RELATIVISM
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Question
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She believes anything goes in one’s own culture.
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She measures behavior by how the other culture regards this practice.
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She has no concept of right or wrong.
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She measures which cultures are related to others.
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Detailed explanation-1: -She sees that Ilocanos are thrifty because of their geographical location. Likewise, she sees nothing wrong about it. What did Lisa exhibit in that situation? She believes anything goes in one’s own culture.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cultural Relativism is a theory of anthropology that views all cultures as equal. Early anthropologist Franz Boas first used the idea of cultural relativism in 1887, but the concept did not have a name until Alain Locke coined the term in 1924. This concept is now accepted by anthropologists around the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -other people may be treated as savage or morally corrupt. there is no way to determine right or wrong. native peoples often wish to colonize superior cultures. believing one’s own culture is superior makes one a morally corrupt savage.