Concept information
...
evaluation, testing, and research methods
qualitative research
qualitative data collection
ethnography
...
evaluation, testing, and research methods
qualitative research
qualitative data collection
ethnography
...
theories, models, and philosophical perspectives
qualitative research
qualitative data collection
ethnography
Preferred term
cultural relativism
Definition
- Cultural relativism is the concept that actions in a specific culture should not be judged based on the values of another culture. Cultural relativism is the opposite of ethnocentrism, in which members of one culture believe that their standards are better than those of all other cultures (Goldstein, 2000, p. [Source: Dictionary of Multicultural Psychology: Issues, Terms, and Concepts; Cultural Relativism]
Broader concept
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/cultural_relativism
{{label}}
{{#each values }} {{! loop through ConceptPropertyValue objects }}
{{#if prefLabel }}
{{/if}}
{{/each}}
{{#if notation }}{{ notation }} {{/if}}{{ prefLabel }}
{{#ifDifferentLabelLang lang }} ({{ lang }}){{/ifDifferentLabelLang}}
{{#if vocabName }}
{{ vocabName }}
{{/if}}