The Cultural Revolution as an Unintended Result of Administrative Policies Because the Cultural Revolution wounded so many patriotic Chinese‚ the question of its cause haunts current politics. Its violence - including widespread physical attacks against intellectuals and local leaders - was its most unusual aspect‚ the thing that calls for explanation‚ the experience that tends to overwhelm other memories of 1966-1968 in many Chinese minds. The Cultural Revolution obviously tapped frightening
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The authors describe cultural relativism in this chapter. They explain cultural relativism with some examples such as Callatians‚ who lived in India and ate the bodies of their dead father‚ and Eskimos‚ who are native people of Alaska and had distinct moral codes‚ such as marriages‚ sexual practices‚ and infanticide. For instance‚ infanticide was common in Eskimos’ society of the early and mid-20th century. The customs seemed that they had little respect for human life. So‚ the two examples seem
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The Flaws of Cultural Relativism Renowned philosopher Peter Singer once said: “...from a still larger point of view‚ my society is just one among other societies‚ and the interests of members of my society are no more important‚ from that larger perspective‚ than the similar interests of members of other societies… Taking the impartial element in ethical reasoning to its logical conclusion means‚ first‚ accepting that we ought to have equal concern for all human beings." What Singer is saying
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standards. This is because of the use of cultural relativism‚ which is the belief that something is good or wrong if and only if it is approved or disapproved in a given culture. Right and wrong values vary from society to society; therefore‚ there is no standard base to judge what is universally right or wrong between the different cultures. Because of this‚ societies may disagree about the morality of what is right and wrong. Gensler believes that if cultural relativism is true‚ then there are no
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like to read because sometimes I cannot get all of the information from just a picture. For this project‚ I showed in pictures and in words what I was trying to express in my paper. I did my remix project on my second paper‚ which was the cultural artifact. My cultural artifact was the evil eye. I was looking through a magazine‚ while I was thinking about this project and I saw an evil eye in the magazine. It clicked I was like I have to write about the evil eye. So I thought about it as to how I should
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1. Cultural Tourism in Mauritius Tourism comprises of activities of persons travelling and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than 1 consecutive year‚ for leisure business and other purposes (WTO‚ 1991). Mauritius is one of the islands which make up the Mascareignes Islands group. Tourism is a major factor in keeping the economy of this country as high as it is. Before people started visiting this beautiful part of the world they solely relied
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The idea of Cultural Relativism‚ made clear by James Rachels‚ advocates that the proper thing to do with this newfound power is to not use it at all. Cultural Relativism is a theory asserting that there are no absolute truths of morals and therefore‚ a practice of a culture can not be judged as right or wrong. While its fundamentals may seem enlightened‚ radical practice of them prevents moral progress and the philosophy fails to acknowledge that immorality simply exists. Cultural Relativism’s major claim to fame is that the philosophy
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Cultural is defined as a shared design for living. It is based on the values and practices of society. People absorb culture through early process of socialization and the process carries over to the way in which they perceived themselves and the world. Some people agree that cultural diversity in the workplace develop our country skills and contributes to the growth. But how far these opinion accepted by the society as a whole. Many corporations have recognized that diversity contributes to the
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cultures in the contemporary world where people and goods constantly (but not freely) move? How such cultures are daily being reproduced‚ commented upon and criticized‚ transformed‚ or newly produced? This course will introduce the field of socio-cultural anthropology through the exploration of some of its central topics‚ methods and theories. We refuse to see “culture” as a bounded “thing” in a particular place or as a fixed and timeless characteristic of a certain group of people. Instead‚ we
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives University of Phoenix ETH/316 Cross-Cultural Perspectives The mission of the International Organization of Migration (IOM) is commitment to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrates and the society in which they choose to live (“International Organization for Migration”‚ n.d.). IOM provides a safe‚ reliable‚ and cost-effective service to help those who require international migration assistance. This global organization is forced to face
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