Cultural relativism asserts that
A) there is no one correct way to accomplish something; many cultures have succeeded and do succeed in different ways.
B) most cultures believe that their methods are the only correct ones.
C) all cultural traits are inherited.
D) it is not necessary to belong to a culture to be able to understand that culture.
E) most people know relatively little about their ancestors and, furthermore, they don't care to know.

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Cultural relativism is the idea that cultural beliefs and practices should be understood in the context of the culture in which they exist, rather than judged by the standards of another culture. Thus, option A is the best choice as it correctly defines cultural relativism by emphasizing that different cultures can succeed in different ways and there is no one correct way to accomplish something. Options B, C, D, and E are incorrect as they either misrepresent cultural relativism or are irrelevant to the concept.

Cultural Relativism Asserts That