Catherine is taking a Latin culture cluster course in Peru as a part of an international studies program. Although the practices of the Peruvian natives with whom she is living are very strange to her, she is doing her best to understand the Peruvian culture and has not passed judgment on it. This perspective, which asks that we evaluate other cultures according to their standards and not our own, is called ________.

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The perspective of evaluating other cultures according to their own standards and not our own is called cultural relativism. Ethnocentrism is the opposite of cultural relativism, in which we judge other cultures based on our own cultural beliefs and practices. The relativist fallacy is a logical fallacy that occurs when a person argues that because there are different opinions or beliefs about something, there is no objective truth or reality. Ideal culture refers to the values, beliefs, and behaviors that a society ideally practices, but which may not always be reflected in actual practice.

Catherine Is Taking a Latin Culture Cluster Course in Peru