In the anthropological field, the practicality of culture relativism is continuously debated. Also, the concept is seen as a factor prohibiting recognition of anthropology as a science. Some anthropologist and people in other sciences believe cultural relativism can overshadow universal truths. In classes including people from all of the four subfields or multidisciplinary, we debated whether certain truths or facts should be disregarded for what is relative. This raises questions on the purpose of research, to benefit science while objectifying the culture you are studying or the sensitivity to cultural ideologies while researching. Cultural relativism witholds judgement in order to understand a culture by not tainting the information with your own value system. Individuals have a multitude of things creating their value system and how they think. As an anthropologist your personal opinions do not have to conform, the responsibility is to not let those skew
In the anthropological field, the practicality of culture relativism is continuously debated. Also, the concept is seen as a factor prohibiting recognition of anthropology as a science. Some anthropologist and people in other sciences believe cultural relativism can overshadow universal truths. In classes including people from all of the four subfields or multidisciplinary, we debated whether certain truths or facts should be disregarded for what is relative. This raises questions on the purpose of research, to benefit science while objectifying the culture you are studying or the sensitivity to cultural ideologies while researching. Cultural relativism witholds judgement in order to understand a culture by not tainting the information with your own value system. Individuals have a multitude of things creating their value system and how they think. As an anthropologist your personal opinions do not have to conform, the responsibility is to not let those skew