A person's behavior that might appear disordered if it occurred on a street corner in the United States, could also appear appropriate and understandable if it occurred in a shamanistic ceremony. What principle might we use to better understand and identify abnormality in such behaviors?

a. Social learning theory

b. Cultural relativism to abnormality

c. Contextual effect

d. Cultural abnormality principle

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Kaiden Craig

28 October, 06:53

A person's behavior that might appear disordered if it occurred on a street corner in the United States, could also appear appropriate and understandable if it occurred in a shamanistic ceremony. What principle might we use to better understand and identify abnormality in such behaviors?

a. Social learning theory

b. Cultural relativism to abnormality

c. Contextual effect

d. Cultural abnormality principle

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Barbara Parker · Answer 1

The answer is b. cultural relativism to abnormality.

Explanation:

According to cultural relativism, there are no universally accepted standards about "normal" behaviours, as they depend on their cultural contexts.

The concept of abnormality also affects factors such as age and gender. For example, in the same culture, a man driving a car might be seen as normal, but a woman doing so would be abnormal.