Cultural Relativism §

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• Relativism: Cultural relativism is a form of relativism that holds that moral or ethical systems are relative to the norms and values of a particular culture.
• Eurocentrism: Cultural relativism challenges the Eurocentric assumption of universal standards and values, recognizing the diversity and validity of different cultural perspectives.
• Rejection of Universal Truths: Cultural relativism is the principle that beliefs, values, and practices should be understood within their cultural contexts, rejecting the idea of universal truths or standards.
• Ethnography: Ethnography embraces cultural relativism, which is the principle of understanding and respecting cultural practices within their own context.
• Cultural Diversity: Cultural relativism is the principle that cultural practices and beliefs should be understood and evaluated within their cultural context.
• Multiculturalism: Multiculturalism is based on the principle of cultural relativism, which recognizes that cultures should be understood within their own contexts.
• Cultural Adaptations: Cultural relativism is the principle of regarding and valuing cultural practices and beliefs from the perspective of the particular culture, which can facilitate cultural adaptations.