In some cultures, commercial exploitation of natural resources is a breach of cultural norms and may cause severe disapproval of the community. This is an example of _____.

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Cultural sanction refers to the disapproval or punishment of behavior that goes against cultural norms. The commercial exploitation of natural resources may go against the beliefs and values of certain cultures, leading to cultural sanctions such as disapproval or punishment. Xenocentrism refers to valuing the culture of others over one's own culture, while ethnocentrism refers to viewing one's own culture as superior to others. Cultural bias refers to the tendency to view other cultures through the lens of one's own culture. None of these terms fully capture the concept of disapproval of behavior that goes against cultural norms.

In Some Cultures, Commercial Exploitation of Natural Resources Is a Breach