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People tend to compare their own cultural standards and judge the beliefs, customs, and values of other
communities. Cultural relativism is an ethic which consists of beliefs, values, and customs. It is the
society's culture which decides what is considered right and wrong, not the individual person. Every
society will have their own different views of what is considered right and wrong. Cultural relativism
never imposes its standards on other cultures, or its behaviors on the outside of the group. In cultural
relativism, cultures are not to be judged by our own standards of what we believe is right or wrong, but
we should try to understand why the culture is the way it is.
We come from many different cultures, which have different perspectives and experiences. It is important for us
to be able respect each other's cultures and try to understand it. It is our responsibility to be open in
understanding that every culture has their own beliefs, values, and customs, and their own views of what is
considered right and wrong, and not just see the world from our own perspective, but see other's perspective as
well. We should not judge those who are of different cultures from us or because we simply cannot understand
their ways. We should attempt to understand every culture. We should respect other cultures as it can be
beneficial and it can be a great learning opportunity. Learning from other culture experiences and perspectives
can contribute to the greater good, and attain cultural understanding.