Cultural relativism holds that there is no universal morality that is common among all cultures. Specifically‚ in an article on cultural relativism James Rachels states the following characteristics of cultural relativism: 1) Different societies have different moral codes; 2) There is no objective standard that can be used to judge one societal code better than another; 3) The moral code of our own society has no special status; it is merely one among many; 4) There is no "universal truth"
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on three of the cross cultural communication principles and give concrete examples for it of them. Cross cultural communication is a studying of how to look at people from differing cultural backgrounds communicate (for example‚ national‚ ethics‚ religious‚ etc)‚ resulting from a common language and communication style‚ customs‚ beliefs‚ attitudes and values‚ in similar and different ways among themselves and how they endeavour to communicate cross the cultural. Cross cultural communication has seven
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connection to that definition‚ it is useful to look at the ways in which a specific ideology can be formed. Television for example has had a tremendous impact on North American ideals. What makes it a unique medium is that it is both a reflection of our cultural surroundings and an influence on our societal beliefs. So it is important to look at the programming that has had the most profound effects on society and has made a lasting impact. An example of this is the 1950s and 1960s television phenomenon
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Cultural Differences COM/360 November 12‚ 2012 The movie Crash (2004) is about a handful of disparate people’s lives intertwined as they deal with the tense race relations that belie life in the city of Los Angelos over a thirty-six hour period. All the players involved in the movie are: a Caucasian district attorney‚ his Caucasian wife who believes her stereotypical views are justified‚ therefore they’re not racist; two black carjackers that use their race to their advantage; two Caucasian
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Mao Ze Dong started the Great Cultural Revolution in 1966‚ in what appeared to be a massive cleansing policy to ensure the final victory of Mao and his supporters over the rest of the Chinese Communist party. Mao Zedong officially launched the Cultural Revolution at Eleventh Plenum of the Eighth Central Committee. Over the next decade‚ literally millions of people were destroyed‚ imprisoned and blamed for previously hidden ’bourgeois tendencies’ while tens of thousands were executed. Mao Zedong
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Cultural Autobiography Carolyn D. Osmanski Capella University Abstract In this paper the writer interviewed at least one family member about the cultural background that pertains to this writer. Based upon the data gathered this writer will describe the family ’s cultural heritage and cultural traditions that have been passed down in your family. This writer will share the families’ religious or spiritual traditions. This paper will have information considering the cultural heritage in terms of those
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Cultural Diversity in an Organization 1 Cultural Diversity in an Organization Henry Jerkins Industrial Organizational Psychology Professor Withen April 5‚ 2011 Cultural Diversity in an Organization 2 There is no single definition to define cultural diversity in an organization. This topic has been studied from a variety of perspectives ranging from disciplines such as anthropology and sociology‚ to the applied disciplines of organizational behavior‚ management science‚ and organizational
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Importance of Understanding Cultural Competence Cultural competence is not a new concept for me because I have been working as a phlebotomist at the hospital since 2008. As a phlebotomist‚ obviously my main role is to interact with different people to withdraw blood sample by venipuncture. Even I was trained to be a professional‚ polite‚ and cultural understanding health care
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Culture is a lot more than what language a person is speaking how they are dressing and what kind of food they are eating. Cultural groups share nationality‚ race and similar ethnicity. However‚ culture could also include religion‚ sexual orientation‚ gender and even generation. Although culture is not visible‚ it plays a major role in how we handle conflict. It is often the starting place of our thinking and our behaviors. Cultures are sort of implanted in every conflict because conflicts arise
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Cultural Considerations Robert D. Perry AJS/502 May 27‚ 2013 Joseph Richard Gutheinz‚ J.‚ J.D. INTRODUCTION People belonging to different cultures have different perception towards the aspects of life and justice is also under these aspects that have significant impact of culture. Individuals belonging to particular cultures have their opinion about the justice that is greatly influenced by the type of culture they belong to as
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