LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Ethnocentrists will evaluate a culture by using theirs as the basis of that comparison, while cultural relativists will evaluate different cultures with an understanding that there are differences between their own culture and another person’s culture, and what may be a tradition in one, is not in another.

Detailed explanation-2: -A good example of ethnocentrism is how in America you are supposed to look someone in the eyes when speaking to them. However, in other non-American cultures, you are not supposed to look someone in the eyes when speaking to them. These are two examples of cultural relativism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cultural relativism is the view that ethical and social standards reflect the cultural context from which they are derived. Cultural relativists uphold that cultures differ fundamentally from one another, and so do the moral frameworks that structure relations within different societies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Using the perspective of cultural relativism leads to the view that no one culture is superior than another culture when compared to systems of morality, law, politics, etc. It is a concept that cultural norms and values derive their meaning within a specific social context.