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... culture and the variations found among sub- cultures will be examined . We will conclude with a look at the ways culture can work against people . THE ELEMENTS OF CULTURE I remember watching a blind student 59 CHAPTER 3 chapter 3/Culture.
... culture and the variations found among sub- cultures will be examined . We will conclude with a look at the ways culture can work against people . THE ELEMENTS OF CULTURE I remember watching a blind student 59 CHAPTER 3 chapter 3/Culture.
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... cultural context in which it occurs . The view- ing of characteristic behavior patterns in the light of the whole culture is known as cultural relativity . This viewpoint requires that one suspend judgments based on the standards of ...
... cultural context in which it occurs . The view- ing of characteristic behavior patterns in the light of the whole culture is known as cultural relativity . This viewpoint requires that one suspend judgments based on the standards of ...
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... culture and situa- tion in which they occur . This way of thinking about culture is called cultural rela- tivity . In contrast , ethnocentrism is the ten- dency to see one's own ideas , beliefs , and practices as being the only right ...
... culture and situa- tion in which they occur . This way of thinking about culture is called cultural rela- tivity . In contrast , ethnocentrism is the ten- dency to see one's own ideas , beliefs , and practices as being the only right ...
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