holistic perspective The assumption that any aspect of a culture is integrated with other aspects, so that no dimension of culture can be understood in isolation.
comparative perspective The insistence by anthropologists that valid hypotheses and theories about humanity be tested with information from a wide range of cultures.
cultural relativism The notion that one should not judge the behavior of other peoples using the standards of one’s own culture.
ethnocentrism The attitude or opinion that the morals, values, and customs of one’s own culture are superior to those of other peoples.