Oetzel (2009) defines ethnorelativism as the belief that each individual culture is normal and is no better than another. Warren took an ethnorelativist approach by applying what he witnessed to the cultural context of the country he was in, rather than the context of his own culture in New Zealand. The concept of cultural adaptation is one that Oetzel (2009) describes as the individual embracing and navigating between the two processes of deculturation and acculturation. Deculturation refers to the way in which an individual "unlearns" old cultural practices, in order to allow the individual to participate in acculturation where they learn new cultural practices to replace old ones. This allows the individual to become more immersed in their adopted culture and to effectively establish connections with other individuals in this new culture..