Sociology Learners

What is Cultural Relativism?

&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;left&semi;margin&colon;0px 0px 0px 0&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"d39b46b3f7ef22b4a3a221038394de7c" data-index&equals;"1" style&equals;"float&colon; left&semi; margin&colon; 10px 10px 10px 0&semi;">&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- Sociology Learners 336 X 280 Post Top --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;inline-block&semi;width&colon;336px&semi;height&colon;280px" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7649183549375766" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1656902389"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine;&lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">If we want or try to understand a foreign culture&comma; it will not be possible if we do not keep our cultural norms&comma; values and beliefs aside&period; If we don’t do it&comma; it will create biasness in our judgment&period; We should contemplate their action in the light of their cultural values&comma; norms and beliefs and in the environment they live in&period; therefore for understanding foreign culture we have to analyze it we have to apply the mode of the particular society in which that culture exist&period; A sociologist have to undergo some changes if he wants to understand the culture of a particular society&comma; he have to change his attitude&comma; values and motive according to the social system of society which he is studying &period; By learning the habits and values of the society he can understand the culture of given society&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">For instance&comma; the sati rite of Hindu culture seems to us very barbaric but&comma; if we learn their values it will appear a fitted ritual for Hindu society&period; It’s common in Tibetan and Todas culture to practice polyandry which seems strange and immoral to us&period; Eskimos kill the old people who are unable to work&period; It’s the parts and trait of culture when all the traits integrate with one another it forms a complete culture and make complete sense&period; The cultural trait might be ethical in one society but not in other&comma; it varies from society to society&period; If they withdraw from one trait the culture might collapse until they find substitute for that trait&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">According to Horton and hunt&comma; cultural relativism means that&comma; each trait function and meaning is relative to a given culture&comma; a trait can neither be considered good or bad but it is considered good or bad in a given culture in which it is functioning&period;&nbsp&semi; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;--CusAds0-->&NewLine;<div style&equals;"font-size&colon; 0px&semi; height&colon; 0px&semi; line-height&colon; 0px&semi; margin&colon; 0&semi; padding&colon; 0&semi; clear&colon; both&semi;"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad2" id&equals;"quads-ad2" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;

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