What is cultural relatively?

Answer 1

Cultural relativity is an idea usually discussed in cultural Anthropology. It states that what is right or wrong is an evolved idea that is relative to culture. That is two distinct cultures may have entirely different approaches to a certain moral issue. A cultural relativist would say both could be correct. There is some justification as some cultures develop unique solutions to unique circumstances. But the theory can be taken to excess. Many values are actually quite consistent from on culture to another. Further we can see that some cultural solutions are quite dysfunctional such as Nazi Germany or say Modern China where baby girls are routinely killed. Most would say that neither of these were / are justified in spite of the different challenges facing the cultures. Ultimately most people hold to some objective system of values and the 'cultural relativists' can be quite absolutist in asserting theirs!

A+ >> judging a culture according to its unique traditions and customs

Answer 2

Cultural relativity is an idea usually discussed in cultural anthropology. It states that what is right or wrong is an evolved idea that is relative to culture. That is two distinct cultures may have entirely different approaches to a certain moral issue. A cultural relativist would say both could be correct. There is some justification as some cultures develop unique solutions to unique circumstances. But the theory can be taken to excess. Many values are actually quite consistent from on culture to another. Further we can see that some cultural solutions are quite dysfunctional such as Nazi Germany or say Modern China where baby girls are routinely killed. Most would say that neither of these were / are justified in spite of the different challenges facing the cultures. Ultimately most people hold to some objective system of values and the 'cultural relativists' can be quite absolutist in asserting theirs!

A+ >> judging a culture according to its unique traditions and customs