Essay Questions Paper details Cultural relativity is one of the most important concepts in anthropology, yet at the same time
one of the most problematic. Can one be open-minded, willing to understand cultural
differences, and yet at the same time consider that some practices, however traditional, are
bad? You can draw on an experience from your own life, but please be sure to include at least
one example from the book, Seeing Anthropology. Can you find behavior that supports Bronislaw Malinowski’s anxiety theory of magic and
religion? What is the difference, according to Malinowski, between magic, religion, and
science? Why are rites of passage important to a culture/society? You can draw on an
experience from your own life, but please be sure to include at least one example from the textbook