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SGallaher96

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In anthropology, cultural relativism is not a moral position but a methodological one. It states that
 
  A. because cultural values vary between cultures, they cannot be analyzed and compared.
  B. some cultures are relatively better than others.
  C. to understand another culture fully, we must try to understand how the people in that culture see things.
  D. to understand another culture, we must use tactics to try to jar people so that their true views are revealed.
  E. to bring about desired cultural change, anthropologists should act as emissaries of the most evolved cultural values.

Question 2

Human rights are seen as inalienable. This means that
 
  A. no one can abuse them.
  B. nations cannot abridge or terminate them.
  C. they are vested in groups and not individuals.
  D. anthropologists have no moral grounds to question them.
  E. they are universally accepted by all individuals.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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