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cultural relativism: a standalone construct

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Cultural anthropology

the principle that beliefs and practices are understood within their own cultural setting, which Spiro separated into descriptive, normative and epistemological forms.

In cultural anthropology, cultural relativism refers to the principle that beliefs and practices are understood within their own cultural setting, which Spiro separated into descriptive, normative and epistemological forms. This meaning comes from Spiro (1986) in Cultural Anthropology.[1]

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  1. Spiro, M. E. (1986). Cultural Relativism and the Future of Anthropology. Cultural Anthropology, 1(3), 259-286. https://doi.org/10.1525/can.1986.1.3.02a00010

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