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Cultural relativism refers to not judging a culture to our own standards of what is right or wrong, strange or normal.

Instead, we should try to understand


cultural practices of other groups in its own cultural context.

Structuralism is the methodology that implies elements of human culture must be understood by way of their relationship to a broader, overarching system
or structure. It works to uncover the structures that underlie all the things that humans do, think, perceive, and feel. It works to uncover the structures that underlie
all the things that humans do, think, perceive, and feel.

Functionalism is a viewpoint of the theory of the mind. It states that mental states are constituted solely by their functional role in, i.e.
causal relations with, other mental states, sensory inputs and behavioral outputs.

How Can ethnocentrism be positive?

The positive of this is that it offers confidence and assurance to the culture. It helps the group remain cohesive and centered. The negative is that ethnocentrism
canlead to arrogance and a tendency... To be ethnocentric means to evaluate another group or culture solely by the standards of your own.

Multiculturalism is a word that describes a society where many different cultures live together. In a multicultural society, there is not an official
(decided by the people in charge) culture that every person must be a part of. Instead, all cultures are respected as much as each other.

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