Unit 4.2: Cultural Relativism

Question 1

understanding moral differences and identifying common grounds

a. ethics
b. culture
c. cultural relativism
d. moral relativism

Answer 1

cultural relativism

Question 2

the view that ethical standards, morality, and positions of right or wrong are culturally based and therefore subject to a person’s individual choice

a. ethics
b. culture
c. cultural relativism
d. moral relativism

Answer 2

moral relativism

Question 3

T/F:
Moral truths exist because moral standards are culture bound.

Answer 3

false
(no universal moral truths since moral standards are culture-bound)

Question 4

T/F:
Different cultures have different moral codes.

Answer 4

true

Question 5

T/F:
A culture’s moral code is right or correct relative to the people of that culture.

Answer 5

true

Question 6

T/F:
Universal moral standards or objective truths are the core of ethics.

Answer 6

false
(there are no such things as universal moral standards or objective truths in ethics)

Question 7

T/F:
Moral relativists are accused of inconsistently claiming that there are no universal moral norms while appealing to a principle of tolerance as a universal norm.

Answer 7

true

Question 8

T/F:
Cultural differences are real but should not be exaggerated.

Answer 8

true

Question 9

T/F:
Values behind cultural practices depends on the moral character.

Answer 9

false
(there is always a value behind cultural practices)

Question 10

T/F:
Practices may vary and in conflict to one another but the value behind the practices remain constant, thus universally acceptable.

Answer 10

true