The goal is to learn the purposes and consequences of the practices and behaviors of the group being studied, rather than judging cultural practices and social behavior as good or bad. This term does not require that social scientists accept all the beliefs and behaviors of the societies they study. Some behaviors or ideas from other cultures can be difficult to understand, being tolerant and understanding is not always easy. It can be difficult to maintain when we are confronted with cultures whose practices or beliefs conflict with our own. However, imposing these values on people with a different culture is ethnocentric and, therefore, has become controversial. A key component of cultural relativism is the concept that no one, not even researchers, comes from a neutral position. The way to deal with our assumptions is not to pretend they don't exist, but rather to acknowledge them and then use the knowledge that we are not neutral to reach our conclusions. Sociologists study these other cultures to understand why their beliefs, values, rules, and language are different. In this way we open up much more and learn from the education and culture of others. As far as how we differ and how we are
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