Using One's Own Culture as a Standard for Judging Other

question 69

Multiple Choice

Using one's own culture as a standard for judging other cultures is known as ________.

• A) anthropocentric orientation
• B) ethnocentric orientation
• C) geocentric orientation
• D) polycentric orientation

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Definitions:

Legislation

Laws that have been enacted by a governing body or the process of making or enacting laws.

Divine Command Theory

A theory suggesting that morality is determined by God's commands, and what is morally right is what God has decreed.

Religious Texts

Writings considered sacred and central in various religious traditions, guiding beliefs, rituals, and morals.

Superstition

Belief in supernatural causality—that certain events happen because of the influence of "luck," magic, or rituals, without scientific evidence.