Ant101 introduction to cultural anthropology - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

FINAL PAPER. ANT101 Anthropological Perspective on Mortuary Rituals ANT101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Introduction If we are to understand other cultures it is imperative to change our perceptions of what is culturally acceptable and explore cultural rituals from a morally relativistic point of view. It is generally difficult to accept other cultures based on our preconceived notions since we tend to develop ethnocentric viewpoints about our own culture - which is due in part to...

ANT101.WEEK5 FINAL RESEARCH PAPER.docx ANT 101 Week 5 Final Research Paper University of Arizona Global Campus ANT 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Cultural relativism is the idea that we should understand someones beliefs and values based off of their own culture. A lot of times people can be biased when learning about other peoples cultures, and the reasonsbehind why they do what they do, simply because its not their own culture. Being open-minded and understanding of others culture...