Social Psychology (10th Edition)
Social Psychology (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134641287
Author: Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers
Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Explain the different positions of ‘Cultural Relativists’ and ‘Universalists’ in the area 
of human rights which is the most appropriate approach to human rights and why? 

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According to universalism, a person is a social being with unalienable rights who only acts in their own best interests. A community is the fundamental social unit in the notion of cultural relativity. There is no mention of individuality, freedom of choice, or equality. The community is understood to always come first. Many regimes have abused this theory by labelling any encroachment of western liberties as cultural imperialism. According to cultural relativism, a moral right or rule's primary source of legitimacy is culture. The universality of human nature and rights, in other words, acts as a check on the possible excesses of relativism. It is assumed that rights (and other social practises, values, and moral principles) are defined by culture.

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