Cultural Relativism is trying to understand culture on its own terms. In some middle eastern countries, smoking hookah is a traditional thing. People would eat dinner, and afterwards, smoke hookah with their family. It's a way of relaxation and bonding time. Talking to people from middle eastern countries, they say its more of male bonding time. I also learned that in their countries it is not as common for women to smoke because it doesn't look lady-like, so women would only smoke at home with their families rather than going out. Other cultures might think this is wrong, because smoking really is not a healthy thing, and in our culture it is pretty common to see a man or woman smoking a cigarette. In cultural relativism you have to look past your own beliefs or previous opinions about something, and look at it from this cultures view without an inferior belief of your own culture.
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