William Sumner said it best when he described ethnocentrism as “the technical name for this view of things in which one’s own group is the center of everything‚ and all others are scaled and rated with reference to it” (Sumner‚ 1906).Now‚ ethnocentric thinking is born‚ in the most basic form‚ from the belief in a useful quality in every person’s culture. This useful quality‚ or virtue as this paper will refer to it‚ can be one or many and about any area of society. When one identifies with this virtue
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ethnocentric‚ and if so is it a bad thing? To answer that‚ one must understand what ethnocentrism is. According to Macionis (2004)‚ ethnocentrism is "the practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture". We are not born with culture; culture is a socially learned behavior‚ or set of values that a given groups holds as a norm and are considered to be true and right. It is these cultural norms that connect the individuals of the group‚ which make up a society. No society
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period of week 1 and week 6. Paper must be between 2 and 3 pages (excluding cover page‚ annexes‚ and reference page). Cultural Relativism Theory Cultural Relativism Theory is morality that differs in every society‚ and is a convenient term for socially approved habits. It is also the oldest philosophical theory that speaks about the nature of morality. Cultural relativism theory claims that different cultures have different moral codes and nothing is there or an objective standard that can judge
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Cultural Relativism is a perspective that moral codes vary from culture to culture‚ no moral code within in a culture is superior to the other codes in different cultures; This ideology comes from that there is no universal truth‚ meaning there is no philosophical standard that determines if something is either right or wrong‚ therefore one cannot establish that something is “better.” In “The Challenge of Cultural Relativism‚” James Rachels introduces the topic by introducing Darius whom is a king
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of people even get into debate on this subject. This is where the definition of ethnocentrism comes to play‚ which is how we tend to view other cultures based on how we compare it to our own culture‚ which makes us believe wrong things about that cultures or even judge that cultures in a bad light. But we should not do this because other cultures have their way of doing things for a reason. Like how culture relativism says that we she learn to judge other cultures by not our standard but theirs. Through
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Ethnocentrism is the propensity to look at the world from the standpoint of one’s own culture. Many claim that ethnocentrism occurs in every culture; as luck would have it‚ ethnocentrism may be something that all cultures have in common. (unknown) Ethnocentrism is a good thing and a bad thing. It’s great to be proud of your country and your heritage. Ethnocentrism can lead to social assimilation and strong personal group ties. We see a lot of ethnocentrism in the military and in our High Schools
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not? Who decides where the line is drawn? What standing ground does one have when question the morals of another? Where is the benchmark? This essay shall examine the statement aforementioned‚ firstly by engaging with cultural relativism‚ then critically discuss cultural relativism and lastly examine the implications for educational practices in South Africa. With regards to the statement‚ it is first important to note the definition of morality. “Morality speaks of a system of behavior in regards
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For Rachels and Rachels‚ "The Challenge of Cultural Relativism‚" in Abel pp. 397-409. All of your responses should be written in complete sentences. What is the “Cultural Differences” argument? Different cultures have different moral codes. Therefore‚ there is no objective "truth" in morality. Right and wrong are only matters of opinion and opinions vary from culture to culture. Why do Rachels and Rachels think it is a bad argument? The conclusion does not follow from the premise that is‚ even if
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Ruth Villagra The Cultural Differences Argument for Moral Relativism. Moral Relativism is generally used to describe the differences among various cultures that influence their morality and ethics. According to James Rachels‚ because of moral relativism there typically is no right and wrong and briefly states : “Different cultures have different moral codes.” (Rachels‚ 18) Various cultures perceive right and wrong differently. What is considered right in one society could be considered wrong
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9/30/14 MRA: “The Challenge of Cultural Relativism” In the text "The Challenge of Cultural Relativism‚" James Rachels breaks down and discusses the theory of Cultural Relativism by presenting the pros and cons of this theory. He exposes some of the shortcomings of the theory arguing that some of the claims are wrong and contradictory. The theory of Cultural Relativism states that “there is no such thing as universal truth in ethics; there are only the various cultural codes.” In other words‚ the
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