Question

• Make predictions about how these ethnocentrism and cultural relativism terms regarding how learning about this might be useful to both yourself in real life and how it would be useful for an Anthropologist?

Answer 1

Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism are two terms which define two different points of views. Ethnocentrism is when we look at our culture as superior and view other societies and culture with respect to our Society and Culture. Cultural Relativism on the other hand views every other culture and social group as good as our own inspite of all differences and different ways of life.

Anthropologically, Cultural Relativism opens up the mind to accept other cultures and societies without any personal biases. Ethnocentrism would not do justice with the study.

In personal life Cultural Relativism helps in widening your social group. Not only that person accepts other people inspite of differences in social, cultural, economic, religious and political differences but they are also accepted by others. Ethnocentrism on the other hand isolate them and makes them prone to several psychological discrepancies.