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    Cultural relativism is the view that cultural variations should be understood from the perspective of their own culture rather than being judged against one's own culture. It stresses that behaviors like polygamy or kissing elders that seem strange are accepted in the contexts of the cultures where they occur. An extension of this idea is xenocentrism, which believes the ideas and products of other societies are superior to one's own. Culture shock can occur when visiting other cultures, such as being surprised by garage sales, dog meat specialties, or snake meat counters in other countries.

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    142 ANTHRopoLoGicAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS AND PERSPECTIVES

    Cultural Relativism

    It 1;4, no t nocessary to view cultural variat io ns 'th


    t hat one own culture is more "civdiled" humans. and
    Sumptmn
    more advanced than others. While et hnocent rism evaluates for.
    eign cultures using the familiar cult u re oUt I R o bserver as a frame
    of reference as a standard of correct behavior, cultural relativism
    from the lie rqiect ive of their own culture,
    views people';.: I ivior
    it 'Aztec's a priority 001.10
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    understanding other cultures, rather than
    dismissing them as 'strange." Unlike ethnocen triSM. cultural rela-
    tivism is t he kind of value neutral
    Cultural relativism stresses I hal dilTh reni soeialcontexts give
    rise as polygamy. bullfighting, cockfight ing and kissing or hands
    or elders are in the contexts or cotures in which they
    examined
    are found. While cultural mint ivism does not sugg,est that we must
    unquestionably accept every form of behavior characteristics ol'a
    culture. it does not require an unbiased effort to evaluate norms,
    values, beliefs, and customs in the light of distinct ive culture of
    which they are a part.

    There is an interesting extension of cultural relativism,


    referred to as xenocentrism. Xenocentrism is the belief that the
    products, styles, or ideas of one's society are inferior to those that
    originate elsewhere (VV. Wilson et al.) In a sense, it is a reverse
    ethnocentrism.

    Culture Shock

    While visiting Manila for the first-time, a Japanese tourist


    was anguished to see homework signs proclaiming "Garage Sale
    and cannot understand why the resident is selling his garage.
    The Japanese tourist could not comprehend why only
    a small por-
    tion of the lot is for sale.

    An American executive went to Seoul, Korea, and decided


    that he would like some local meat for dinner. But he is stunned to
    learn that the specialty in Seoul — recommended in part, because
    it is believed to improve sex — is dog meat.

    in Ongpin, in China Town, it is not surprising to see stores


    selling meat of snAlt04.2 ,
    00 counters. The Chinese believe

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