##  [Cultural Relativism](/index.php/cultural-relativism) 

  ##  [Cultural Relativism](https://humanitites.quantumdictionary.io/cultural-relativism-0) 

  

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Definition

A methodological and ethical stance in the study and evaluation of societies that requires interpreting beliefs, practices, values and institutions by reference to the internal meanings, rules and historical contexts of the culture in question rather than by applying external cultural standards as primary grounds for judgement.