A 3km exclusion zone was set up after an eruption last October. But Surono, a spokesman from Indonesia's volcanology agency, said many villagers had become accustomed to the volcanic activity and ignored the mandatory evacuation order. Palue has a population of some 10,000 people. 3km exclusion zone was set up after an eruption last October. But Surono, a spokesman from Indonesia's volcanology agency, said many villagers had become accustomed to the volcanic activity and ignored the mandatory evacuation order. Palue has a population of some 10,000 people.
Cultural universal is a value, norm, or other cultural trait that is found in every group. Although there are universal human activities (singing, playing games, story-telling, preparing food, marrying, child rearing, disposing of the dead, and so on), there is no universally accepted way of doing any of them.
Universalism as equality. One of the basic assumptions of anthropology is universalism, which is that all humans and cultural groups are inherently equal. This is deeply related to the concept of cultural relativism, which asserts that all cultures have their own relative value.