When we speak of conformance or transformation in values, what are we labeling "values"?

In every conversation about cultural change—whether we’re lamenting the loss of tradition or celebrating progress—we use the word values as if it were self-evident. But from the perspective of cultural relativism , “values” are not universal truths; they are cultural constructs, shaped by the systems of meaning that give life coherence within a particular community. To ask what we are labeling…