Cultural Relativism

The video explains relativism, emphasizing that nothing is absolute and everything is relative to existing things. It introduces cultural relativism, which requires understanding other cultures without judgment, focusing on comparison rather than right or wrong. The video highlights the importance of understanding cultural differences and concludes with a summary of cultural relativism.

What is the fundamental idea behind relativism?

• Everything is subjective.

• Nothing is subjective.

• Everything is absolute.

• Nothing is absolute.

How should one approach understanding another culture according to cultural relativism?

• By judging it based on universal standards.

• By comparing it to one's own culture without judgment.

• By accepting it as superior to one's own culture.

• By ignoring differences and focusing on similarities.

What should be avoided when comparing cultures?

• Learning new customs.

• Making absolute judgments.

• Understanding differences.

• Identifying similarities.

What does cultural relativism emphasize in cultural understanding?

• Finding the right and wrong in cultures.

• Understanding cultural practices without labeling them.

• Adopting practices from other cultures.

• Rejecting one's own cultural beliefs.

What is the main focus of cultural relativism?

• Promoting one's own culture as superior.

• Understanding cultural differences as points of comparison.

• Eliminating cultural differences.

• Establishing a hierarchy of cultures.