Cultural Anthropology
Grunlan and Mayers
Chapter 14

  1. How did Sumner define cultural relativism in his book Folkways?
     

  2. How did Sumner distinguish between good and bad mores?
     

  3. What is the first criticism that Grunlan and Mayers offer against cultural relativity?
     

  4. What is the second criticism that Grunlan and Mayers offer against cultural relativity?
     

  5. What is the third criticism that Grunlan and Mayers offer against cultural relativity?
     

  6. What is the fourth criticism that Grunlan and Mayers offer against cultural relativity?
     

  7. What is a fifth criticism against cultural relativity that can be raised by Christians?
     

  8. What are three factors in which both Nida and Kraft have argued that the Bible message is relative?
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  9. What does Nida call his view of relativism?
     

  10. What are four combinations that Mayers sees regarding views of the Bible and culture?
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  11. On what basis do Grunlan and Mayers argue that it was wrong for missionaries to name their child after the chief?
     

  12. On what basis do Grunlan and Mayers argue that it is all right for missionaries to give a government official money to do his job?
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