Question

The refusal of christians to accept islam as a valid religion is a form of ________, while the sincere effort to understand the practice of having multiple wives in some societies is a form of ________. public sociology; culture shock value contradiction; value cluster ethnocentrism; cultural relativism culture shock; cultural diffusion

Answer 1

Ethnocentrism; Cultural relativism. Christians see the Islamic Faith as being practiced by Muslims and being so, it makes it a case of an ethnic difference. Whereas, many Christians live in areas where polygamy is present in there every day lives, making it a real part of their cultural experiences on a daily basis.