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    Cultural relativism is the objective analysis of cultures from their own point of view, without judgment. It does not assess the worth of other cultures, unlike ethnocentrism. For example, wearing burqas in Islamic communities should not be judged simply because it differs from Western femininity ideals. However, critics argue cultural relativism could be used to justify human rights violations. Ethnocentrism, like beliefs of white superiority, were challenged in the 1950s-70s Civil Rights Movements as African Americans protested racist laws prohibiting their access to public facilities.

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    Cultural relativism is the objective analysis of cultures from their own point of view, without judgment. It does not assess the worth of other cultures, unlike ethnocentrism. For example, wearing burqas in Islamic communities should not be judged simply because it differs from Western femininity ideals. However, critics argue cultural relativism could be used to justify human rights violations. Ethnocentrism, like beliefs of white superiority, were challenged in the 1950s-70s Civil Rights Movements as African Americans protested racist laws prohibiting their access to public facilities.

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    Cultural Relativism

    • The objective analysis of other cultures –


    understanding a culture’s beliefs and practices
    from that culture’s point of view.
    • Cultural Relativism is not about imposing
    judgement or assessing the worth of other
    cultures. This is ethnocentrism.
    • For example, can we judge the wearing of the
    burqa in Islamic communities, simply because it
    differs from Western ideas about femininity?
    The theory of Cultural Relativism has been criticised. According to
    some critics it is an excuse for the violation of human rights to
    continue…
    Cultural Relativism
    Ethnocentrism
    Ethnocentrism
    Ethnocentrism
    Ethnocentrism
    Ethnocentrism
    Challenging Ethnocentrism
    Ethnocentric beliefs about White
    superiority were challenged in
    the 1950s-1970s in the Civil
    Rights Movements (USA). African
    Americans protested to overturn
    racist laws that prohibited their
    access to ‘white facilities’ Eg.
    waiting rooms, toilets, drinking
    taps. Desegregation of schools
    and public transport came about
    and unfair legislation, such as
    ‘unequal pay’, was addressed…

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