every day life‚ but what are we reading and watching is it trustworthy? Can they tell us what is true or false? People disagree about many issues presented to them for example what is said in religion to what science proves and so on. This is where cultural relativism comes in‚ morally is correct to the beliefs and ethics of a particular culture within that same society. By this theory‚ no one can go against another society and say that their beliefs are right or wrong; it is up to one’s society where
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Red Guards are organizations of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. They are generally divided into two kinds‚ one is the various civil organizations‚ including workers‚ peasants‚ military academies and practitioners‚ and practitioners of literary and artistic organizations. The other one is Refers to the young students in universities and secondary schools formed by the spontaneous formation of student groups. Red Guards is not a real national army‚ but a special group of student organizations. It
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Cultural relativism is defined as the idea that a person actions or behavior should be judged within the context of that person’s culture. While this seems like a simple concept‚ it can be difficult for many people to fully accept (Eriksen 73). Whether this is caused by ignorance or a negative bias of the culture being analyzed as a whole‚ the most effect method to increase cultural relativism is to increase awareness of the differences between
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Cultural relativism is simply explained as such that a culture of some sort has their own set of moral codes and beliefs where they all agree that whatever is the rules they must follow because they believe it is morally correct and ethical. For example‚ in the Philippines‚ president Rodrigo Duterte believes in the extrajudicial killings of drug users and drug dealers because it is morally right to cleanse their society from it. People in that culture believes that it is correct because they all
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enedict (Cultural Relativism) a. The concept of Cultural Relativism states‚ “it is not each person‚ but each person’s culture that is the standard by which actions are to be measured”(Wilkens‚ 29). I believe Ruth Benedict would base how she acts in this situation off of what an individual might justify morally. People have multiple views‚ which vary concerning what someone should do in this type of situation. Some people may consider not turning in the ticket as wrong‚ while others may think it is
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“Mixed Seed” Like war and politics‚ cultural dominance is a very important way of assimilation in society. In the novel “Windflower”‚ Gabrielle Roy tries to show how one culture can influence another culture. In this novel‚ Roy develops the theme of cultural assimilation in Jimmys’ character by showing how his mother‚ Elsa‚ raises him‚ how the Inuit society treats him and how Jimmy feels about them. In this novel Elsa rears Jimmy in a way which was influenced by white culture. She
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Cultural Artifact Speech Assignment Length: 4-5 minutes Audio/visual Aid: Required Speech Worksheet: Required and must be submitted through Blackboard. No hard copies/emails accepted. Cultural Artifact Speech For the purposes of this speech‚ think critically about who you are and where you come from‚ to identify a culture that you identify with most strongly. This can include your ethnic culture‚ gender‚ religion or occupation. Perhaps your hobby makes a definitive statement about who
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Many people tend to dab the “Mauritian culture‚” as a homogenous one. Some deny the cultural diversity in the island evolving harmoniously. In this regard‚ unity and diversity are interchangeable words. Constituting of ethnic groups and world religions like Christianity‚ Buddhism‚ Islam‚ co-existing with Hinduism and myriad spoken languages‚ the island’s people avow and practice different faiths which are reflected in our customs‚ rituals‚ norms‚ and festivals. Despite the contrasting way of life
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through generations and receives a new labor batch. Companies are required to adjust to fit their new employee base. However‚ the up and coming Generation Y is the most diverse and different generation to date and requires not only a bit of adjustment‚ but sometimes a completely different process. Also known as the Millennials (aged eighteen to thirty-five) Generation Y is the future of the workplace (Ware). Generation Y is bringing many new aspects to the workplace. They are the first generation that
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routines. The Traditionalists‚ Baby Boomers‚ and Generation X are losing power to Generation Y. Generation Y has become the next big consumer market with around eighty million people who were born between the 1980’s and 1990’s‚ and some companies are struggling to understand the values and outlooks of this generation (Paul‚ 2001‚ n.p.). Marketing must adjust to the changes that organizations face from year to year. The characteristics‚
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