When anthropologists study isolated societies, neither the anthropologists nor the subjects being studied are capable of making moral judgments about each other's culture.

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Anthropologists and the subjects being studied are capable of making moral judgments about each other's cultures, but ethical anthropological practice involves approaching such judgments with cultural relativism, seeking to understand practices within their cultural contexts rather than applying external moral standards.

When Anthropologists Study Isolated Societies, Neither the Anthropologists nor the Subjects