Cultural relativist
Are you a cultural relativist? Explain your position using a less controversial example (i.e., preferred table manners, head coverings, etc.) and a more controversial human rights issue (i.e. female genital mutilation, stonings, etc.)
Sample Solution
Cultural relativist
Culture is the beliefs, behaviors, objects, and other characteristics shared by groups of people. Cultural relativism refers to not judging a culture to our own standards of what is right or wrong, strange or normal. Instead, we should try to understand cultural practices of other groups in its cultural context. To avoid judging the cultural practices of groups that are different to yours, we can use the cultural relativism approach. I believe that getting to know the reason behind how other culture behaves and do things is to first understand why they do it rather than judging. For example, instead of thinking “fried crickets are disgusting!” one should instead ask, “Why do some cultures eat fried insects?” You many learn that fried crickets or grasshoppers are full of protein and in Mexico, for example, it is famous Oaxaca regional cuisine and have been eaten for thousands of years as a healthy food source.
