Cultural Relativism: Moral, Values, And Cultural Differences

There is different kind of cultures everywhere in the world. Some individuals often belong to more than one culture group. During this essay, I’ll be explaining the argument between cultural differences, based on the theory Cultural Relativism. I’ll explain both sides of the argument and give my personal reasoning behind it. You as a reader should care because this is based off an everyday life of your culture and your best friends culture. Although you may live across the street from them. I’ll be explaining how far away you can feel based on your different beliefs and morals. First off I’ll explain the theory that caused this argument and express the argument and critique it.
First, I’ll explain Cultural Relativism. Which claims that moral rules differ from societies. This lead to the cultural different argument. Different cultures have their own different moral and …show more content…
Sometimes these two different cultures have two different morals and values. Therefore, there’s no right or wrong, it’s based on your opinion. For example, if a catholic woman wanted to get an abortion, since she’s catholic it’s against her faith to get one. But she’s also part of a different society that is much open to abortions. Therefore, getting an abortion is neither objectivity right nor wrong. It matters on the individual’s opinion. Now that I’ve defended the argument, I’ll now be discussing why the conclusion is true to some cultures.
The conclusion is there are no right or wrong in morality. The answers vary off your opinions based on your beliefs, environment you’re in and the things you want. Each person has their own perception of things. “Morality is just common rules and habits that have won social approval over time so that they seem part of the nature of things like facts.” (Ethics book Pg. 20) But sometimes there is a right answer to a question that is a fact and although you can have an opinion, the fact will beat it every