Inquiry in sociocultural anthropology is guided in part by cultural relativism, the attempt to understand other societies in terms of their own cultural symbols and values.
ˈɪŋkwɚɹi ɪn sˌoʊsɪəkˈʌltʃɚɹəl ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒi ɪz ɡˈaɪdᵻd ɪn pˈɑːɹt baɪ kˈʌltʃɚɹəl ɹˈɛlətˌɪvɪzəm, ðɪ ɐtˈɛmpt tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd ˈʌðɚ səsˈaɪəɾiz ɪn tˈɜːmz ʌv ðɛɹ ˈoʊn kˈʌltʃɚɹəl sˈɪmbəlz ænd vˈæljuːz.