cultural relativism
principle that cultures should be understood and evaluated on their own terms and not by universal or outsider standards
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cultural relativism
Summary
cultural relativism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,659 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- cultural relativism is credited with the discovery of Franz Boas[2].
- cultural relativism is a type of relativism[3].
- cultural relativism's said to be the same as is recorded as moral relativism[4].
- cultural relativism is the opposite of ethnocentrism[5].
- cultural relativism's described by source is recorded as Soziolinguistika Hiztegia[6].
- cultural relativism's different from is recorded as moral relativism[7].
- cultural relativism's studied by is recorded as sociolinguistics[8].
- cultural relativism's has part is recorded as moral relativism[9].
- cultural relativism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[10].
- cultural relativism's P14541 is recorded as 3bbUv0[11].
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Definition and Type
cultural relativism is a type of relativism[3]. It is the opposite of ethnocentrism[5].
Why It Matters
cultural relativism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,659 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]