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“Cultural relativists argue that moral standards and values are created by groups of people or cultures.Public opinion,rather than private opinion,determines what is right or wrong.There are no objective universal moral standards that hold true for all people in all cultures.Morality,instead,is regarded as nothing more than socially approved customs”(Boss,2014,p.160).

Research some examples of moral values or practices(not mentioned in the textbook)that differ from culture to culture.Do these differences necessarily reflect differences in basic moral standards?Why or why not?

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	Moral Value/Practice
	Differences in Moral Standing from U.S.? Why? Why Not?
	1.
India
	Going over the top for a guest and treating them in a way that makes them feel they are like God.
	This practice is not done in the USA. Treating a guest as special is allowed, but overdoing the welcome is not something that is done. After a few days, guests are mostly treated as equals (Matsumoto & Juang, 2016). This might be because it’s written in the scriptures in India. 
	2.
Saudi Arabia,

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