Cultural Absolutism

Political Ideology

Cultural Absolutism

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Believes cultures should be judged according to a single set of universal standards.

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35

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High scorers believe that all cultures should be judged according to a single set of universal standards, and that aspects of some cultures are objectively superior or inferior to others. They are more likely to value cultural homogeneity and be skeptical of multiculturalism, believing that it can lead to conflict or social fragmentation.

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Cultural Absolutism is the opposite of Cultural Relativism.

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