What Is Cultural Relativism
What is cultural relativism, and how does the vision of ethics associated with it diverge from the traditional ethical theories?
Cultural relativism is attempting to understanding and respects another culture's beliefs and morals according to their culture and not our own. Right and wrong from one culture may not be the same in another culture. Something considered moral and right in one culture may be rude or completely immoral to another culture, cultural relativism says that morals are specific to certain cultures. The vision of cultural relativism diverges from traditional ethical theories because it does not consider universal morals or guidelines for morality and right and wrong. It also diverges from traditional ethical theories because …show more content…
The police that take these bribes are basically supplementing their salaries. The more traffic stops they make the more money they take home, it is sort of an incentive. A cultural relativist believes that there is no universal right or wrong, only what is suitable for a given culture. The article mentions that most of the population is comfortable with the actions of the police and they already know what to do when they get pulled over, so it can be considered a cultural norm, and considered right because it goes along with local traditions and the way the police in that culture. Brusseau …show more content…
Does the argument convince you? Why or why not?
According to Brusseau, there are no right or wrong morals. (Brusseau, 2012). The police in Mexico and my country may be different but they both work for their respective country, and that is the basis of cultural relativism. Maybe what works in the United States does not work in Mexico because of the differences in wages paid and the number of jobs available to process traffic tickets. The United States may have a more complex and organized traffic court system then Mexico because of available resources. People in the United State would not be willing to pay bribes to police officers and violence would probably ensue. This is proof that what works for one culture may not work for
Cultural relativism is attempting to understanding and respects another culture's beliefs and morals according to their culture and not our own. Right and wrong from one culture may not be the same in another culture. Something considered moral and right in one culture may be rude or completely immoral to another culture, cultural relativism says that morals are specific to certain cultures. The vision of cultural relativism diverges from traditional ethical theories because it does not consider universal morals or guidelines for morality and right and wrong. It also diverges from traditional ethical theories because …show more content…
The police that take these bribes are basically supplementing their salaries. The more traffic stops they make the more money they take home, it is sort of an incentive. A cultural relativist believes that there is no universal right or wrong, only what is suitable for a given culture. The article mentions that most of the population is comfortable with the actions of the police and they already know what to do when they get pulled over, so it can be considered a cultural norm, and considered right because it goes along with local traditions and the way the police in that culture. Brusseau …show more content…
Does the argument convince you? Why or why not?
According to Brusseau, there are no right or wrong morals. (Brusseau, 2012). The police in Mexico and my country may be different but they both work for their respective country, and that is the basis of cultural relativism. Maybe what works in the United States does not work in Mexico because of the differences in wages paid and the number of jobs available to process traffic tickets. The United States may have a more complex and organized traffic court system then Mexico because of available resources. People in the United State would not be willing to pay bribes to police officers and violence would probably ensue. This is proof that what works for one culture may not work for