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    Cultural Relativism and Child Labor Child Labor The use of child labor in developing nations is not a moral issue‚ it is a cultural one. International corporations should not let the moral argument or current legislation such as the Child Labor Deterrence Act (CLDA) influence how and where they conduct operations. Grounded in what appears as legitimate concern for children‚ proposed legislation such as the CLDA hinder the potential growth and progress of developing nations by limiting the number

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    I believe the act of deliberately sacrificing another human being is morally wrong‚ but there are some cases where it is justifiable. I also believe that cultural relativism plays a role in this‚ and that some societies view sacrificing others as morally right and that culture needs to be taken into consideration. An example of this is the killing of female babies in the Inuit culture. Female babies were killed due to a high death rate among men‚ who were hunters‚ which led to a surplus of females

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    Cultural Relativism or Ethical Imperialism? Dealing with Bribery Across Cultures by Niles C. Logue Professor of Economics and Business Gordon College 255 Grapevine Road / Wenham‚ MA 01984 niles.logue@gordon.edu 978-867-4735 Abstract: North American businesses seeking to participate in the global economy will quickly encounter conflicting cultural norms and values which complicate the normal rigors of competing in the marketplace. One of the more serious areas of cultural conflict for international

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    Cultural Relativism Introduction According to www.gotquestions.org/cultural-relavitsim‚ cultural relativism is the view that all beliefs‚ customs‚ and ethics are related to the social norms and culture that one comes from. In other words‚ right and wrong or good and bad are culture-specific‚ meaning that what is reflected moral in one society may be reflected immoral in another. Therefore‚ since no collective standard of morality subsists‚ no one has the right to judge another society’s customs

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    On May 20‚ 1856‚ Senator Charles Sumner‚ a Massachusetts anti-slavery Republican‚ delivered a speech called “Crime against Kansas”. The speech was about Kansas` admission to the Union as a Slave State or Free State. In his speech‚ Sumner insulted two Democratic senators. South Carolina senator‚ Andrew Butler‚ who was not present‚ got his share of Sumner insults. Senator Butler`s kinsman Preston Smith Brooks‚ representative from South Carolina‚ offended by Sumner`s speech‚ he considered the speech

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    Literature of a culture is a powerful window that enables one to view‚ understand and emulate with the outlook of cultural transposition when studied along with anthropology‚ sociology and history. Relativism is reflected in any cultural studies. Therefore‚ it is very significant that such literatures be written by the bona fide individuals who belong to that culture rather than others which may not reflect the reality or mar the picture with uncommon biased outlook. Historically many indigenous

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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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    This paper serves to argue in favor of cultural relativism‚ which claims that the correct moral standards are relative to a certain culture or society. This argument suggests that “an act is morally acceptable just because it is allowed by the guiding ideals of the society in which it is performed‚ and immoral just because it is forbidden by those ideals” (Landau‚ 2001). I will first present cultural relativism and its implications. As we move past the central argument‚ I will present a series of

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    between Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism The world today consists of an incalculable number of societies. Each society varies significantly in the different elements of culture. Culture is one’s designed way of living based on erudite customs‚ knowledge‚ material items‚ and behavior. Within every society today lives an ethnocentric attitude. The belief that ones own culture is superior to that of another’s. However‚ it is important to develop a sense of cultural relativism in today’s society‚

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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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