(s) sociologists and anthropologists understand practices that seem strange or different from those of their own culture. a. ethnocentrism c. cultural universals b. cultural relativism d. values

The correct answer is B. Cultural Relativism

Explanation:

Cultural relativism refers to the idea of understanding the elements of a culture according to the way the members of that culture understand them, this implies own perceptions, values and cultural ideas are left behind to understand a different culture by itself rather than comparing or judging a culture from the values or features of other. For sociologist and anthropologist whose main aim is to understand practices, values and other elements that belong to a culture, Cultural Relativism is key as it allows them to avoid judging a culture but try to understand cultural differences, especially if they seem strange from the perspectives of the people who belong to that culture.

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”