Which term describes the belief that evaluating a culture should be done within its own cultural framework?

• A. Relativism (behavior)
• B. Relativism (attitude)
• C. Schema
• D. Worldview

Answer: (B)

Evaluating another culture within its own terms is cultural relativism in attitude. This is about adopting a stance or mindset that tries to understand beliefs and practices from the inside, using that culture’s values and logic rather than imposing your own standards. It’s an evaluative position, not just a description of how people think or act.

This attitude matters because it reduces ethnocentric judgments and aims for interpretation that makes sense within that cultural context. It’s different from a general world view, which is the broad set of beliefs a group holds about how the world works, and from a schema, which is a mental framework you use to organize information. It’s also distinct from describing behavior itself, which would focus on actions rather than the underlying evaluative stance.