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''Attempts to define abnormality are always limited by cultural differences'' Outline and consider how definition of abnormality may be influenced by cultural differences.
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''Attempts to define abnormality are always limited by cultural differences'' Outline and consider how definition of abnormality may be influenced by cultural differences. (18marks) The four ways of trying to define abnormality all have their limitations. One of these limitations comes under Cultural Relativism. Culture is the learned and shared behaviours of members of a society. It includes social norms, values, attitudes and beliefs. These are all shared by that culture. This makes it difficult to define psychological abnormality in terms that can be universally applied. It is difficult to define abnormality in different cultures because each culture has its own ideas about what is normal and what is abnormal. People can only be classed as having a mental disorder only if it is classed as being a disorder in all cultures. Although me may think these people are abnormal, in their culture things like these are perfectly normal therefore we cannot call it...
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