Week 5- Cultural Relativism

Question 1

the idea that ethical norms differ from one society or culture to another.
✘Moral norms are not permanent they change according to time, place, and circumstances.
✘there are no universal norms or morality, that morality is different from one culture to another.

Answer 1

Cultural Relativsm

Question 2

Strengths of Cultural Relativsm

Answer 2

1. Cultural relativism helps avoid moral dictatorship.
2. Respects the beliefs of different cultures.
3. Cultural relativism promotes unity and harmony among cultures.

Question 3

Problems of Cultural Relativsm

Answer 3

1. Tolerance and acceptance of social injustices and inhumane activities.
2. Rejection of higher universal or common moral standards.
3. Assumption that knowledge of other culture is impossible

✘With globalization, the atmosphere of increasing global cooperation and unity requires transparency and the understanding of foreign cultures.

4. Vulnerability to racial discriminatio