Essays on Cultural Relativism

Cultural relativism is evident from the onset of the book which narrates the story of a Laos’s family that is residing in the USA with an epileptic infant daughter. The birthing traditions of the Hmong is different from that of the American. They also believe...

General anthropology consists of exploring the basics of human biology, society and culture, the anthropology includes four fields of study, sociocultural, also known as cultural anthropology, archaeology, biological anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. There are different ways to learn study anthropology, conduct your own research, studying...

This essay critically engages with and moves toward reconceptualizing the concept of cultural relativism. In ongoing public policy and academic debates, cultural relativism has become a nuanced idea generating diverse perspectives from various segments of the political continuum. Indeed, through its proliferation in international relations...

The case study presented challenges traditional ethics through the use of cultural relativism with the bribes that happen in Mexico City. In Mexico City, police salaries are low so, it is widely accepted that these officers supplement their salaries through bribes, mainly through taking payoffs...

Relativists believe there is no right or wrong thing to do, there is no absolute truth. They believe a person’s view on what is morally right or wrong is strictly based on their culture and what is right or wrong varies from person to person...