When social scientists examine the practice of the Inuits leaving their elderly to perish in the cold, they typically evaluate the behavior pattern in the context of the Inuit culture. This is an example of:.

Cultural Relativism

Explanation:

Cultural Relativism is making judgement based on shared ethnicity, gender, customs or values. It seeks to perceive an individual or group of people from the perspective of one's cultural beliefs or ethnic backgrounds for example judgement that a particular race or culture eats insects as bad or wrong by an observer because it was perceived to be wrong from the observer's culture or ethnic group