The tendency to view the norms and values of one's culture as absolute and use them as a standard against which to judge the practices of other cultures is known as:

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Ethnocentrism refers to the belief that one's own culture is superior to others and judging other cultures based on its own cultural standards. This can lead to a tendency to view other cultures as primitive or inferior. Cultural relativity, on the other hand, is the idea that cultural norms and values should be understood and evaluated in the context of the culture in which they occur, rather than being judged by an external standard. Cultural objectivity and practical assessment are not commonly used terms in the study of cultural anthropology.

The Tendency to View the Norms and Values of One's