• What Are The Strengths And Weaknesses Of Relativism?

Despite the different forms of relativism in the end they are all constitute to the construction of the meaning, thus the social constructions and symbolic interactions are all significant when examining the problems existing with relativism. Relativism as a whole incorporates many strengths and weaknesses. However, for many the problems of relativism within the study of deviance underpin the strengths.

Miller and Holstein (2007) The central problem deriving from relativism is that deviance and crimes are variable across time and place. Therefore, are often subject to contingency. Stuart Henry (2009) Relativism adopts the approach of deviance being lodged in the eye of the beholder, rather than the act itself. Thus developing the notion that particular behaviour only becomes deviant, when the behaviour departs from the expected social norms of that society.

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Therefore, rules are not universally automatically made, each different society decide upon what they believe to be wrong and right. Ultimately, what may be acceptable in one society may be deems as deviant in other. Therefore, with relativism what is deemed as wrong and right are culturally specific, ‘moral in one, immoral in another’. (REF)Wittgenstein (DATE) Relativism takes into account how beliefs, arguments and practices should be evaluated within a larger social context than one would usually consider. Therefore, takes a stance that we have no legitimate grounds from which to launch external criticisms on other cultures that are different from our own. This creates a larger problem within sociology of deviance, as many societies would argue that their moral