A U.S.sociologist receives a grant to study racial and religious prejudice among the people of southeast Asia.The sociologist makes a serious and unbiased effort to evaluate the norms,values,and customs of these groups in light of the distinctive cultures of which they are a part.This is an example of

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The sociologist is making an effort to evaluate the norms, values, and customs of the people of southeast Asia in light of their distinctive cultures, which is the approach of cultural relativism. This approach involves understanding and evaluating another culture based on their own standards rather than one's own culture's standards. It is the opposite of ethnocentrism (evaluating other cultures based on the standards of one's own culture) and xenocentrism (evaluating other cultures as superior to one's own culture). Cultural deconstruction involves analyzing how power relations are formed and sustained through cultural representations, which is not relevant to this scenario.

A USSociologist Receives a Grant to Study Racial and Religious Prejudice