In reference to your understanding of your culture, use practical examples in briefly discussing the pros and cons of the concept of cultural relativism in sociology/society.

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Culture is everything people think, believe, do and have as members of society. If groups and societies learn to think, believe and act in roughly the same way, people can make some general statements concerning the group. Culture then is ones social inheritance that gives structure to people’s lives. Culture plays an important role in shaping the behaviour and attitudes of the members of any given society. Therefore culture; provides a way of life, a social heritage; it is inherited and transmitted from one generation to another Is a system of expectations, goals, norms, values, roles, customs and morals that are common, acceptable and widely shared within society Broadly speaking culture is made up of all of the ideas, beliefs, behaviours, and products common to, and defining a group’s way of life. Culture encompasses everything humans create and have as they interact together.

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In reference to your understanding of your culture, use practical examples in briefly discussing the pros and cons of the concept of cultural relativism in sociology/society. 

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