In his book, Sick Societies, anthropologist Robert Edgerton proposed that cultures should be evaluated on their "quality of life" and not just automatically accepted. This is contrary to which of the following sociological concepts?

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Cultural relativism is the idea that a culture should not be judged by the standards of another culture, but rather evaluated within its own context. Edgerton's proposal to evaluate cultures based on quality of life goes against this concept.

In His Book, Sick Societies, Anthropologist Robert Edgerton Proposed That