about an individual and their relationship with their society. She also explores differences between societies and cultures that are located in diverse regions. Benedict’s main ideas in this essay are cultural relativism‚ and the antagonistic relationship between societies. Cultural relativism is a theory that states that the morals of a person is based on the society in which the individual is part of. The society that you are part of has an effect on how you do or see certain things. For example
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morality is a true sense of justice. As Melville J. Herskovitz indicates who is in favor of the cultural relativism notion‚ "Morality is a diverse unique variation of codes and ethics threat arises from culture to culture‚ belief to belief." He argues that we cannot judge society based on its laws‚ and that we have to right to declare them inhumane. The pro’s of his argument supporting cultural relativism are that we as a superior society in the United States need to respect the laws and traditions
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the practices of other cultures. But there are many cultural differences‚ the theory is that its in a form of a argument. Certain culture thought it was okay to eat the dead unlike others. All cultures have different culture moral codes‚ right and wrong are only a matter of opinion‚ and opinions vary from culture to culture. For example‚ some societies believe that the earth is flat‚ unlike most cultures. The fundamental mistake in the cultural differences argument is that it attempts to derive a
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are wrong and potential harmful‚ while the lu Mien culture considers them useful and effective. Therefore‚ we encroach upon the dilemma of cultural relativity‚ “the view that practices and behaviors can be judged only by the cultural standards of the culture in which those practices occur” (Hachen‚ n.d.). In a situation such as this‚ if we disregard cultural relativity it will certainly imply that there are universal standards by which the practices in all cultures can be evaluated. “The problem
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Rejection of Relative Claims and Acceptance of Objectivism Curtlers reasons for rejecting ethical relativism and subjectivism are many. However‚ before I discuss these reasons it is important to note that there are several forms of arguments. One being cultural relativism that makes statements based on an individuals culture. Another form that is closely related to relativism is subjectivism. Subjectivists make statements based on their individual beliefs as well as accounting for context. Subjectivists
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what is in their own interest A person is always justified in doing whatever Rachels describes three consequences of cultural relativism (about morality) which he says provide strong reasons to reject the theory. Explain this argument of his. Do you think that the argument really does provide a good reason to reject cultural relativism? Why‚ or why not? Cultural relativists (what they think) Different cultures have different moral codes the idea of universal truth is a myth‚ no standard
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Top of Form Question 1. Question : Which of the following is an example of an etic description of teen pregnancy in America? Student Answer: One of my friends in high school got pregnant in her sophomore year. She and the father decided to keep the baby‚ got married and just celebrated their 10th anniversary. They both finished college and have good jobs now. It just goes to show that people can overcome teen pregnancy and become successful parents. Although popular opinion sometimes
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it was apparent to me that she has mostly adopted the mainstream culture that she’s exposed to outside her home. The director did a wonderful job in showing ethnocentrism in both cultures. Ana is exposed to both her family’s traditional Latino culture‚ as well as the culture she’s familiar with outside of home; yet she shows her ethnocentrism towards her family’s “old school” ways. For example‚ she criticized the sweatshop conditions that her sister and mother work in. Ana’s mother and Estella
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what philosophers would call individual moral relativism. Morality is based off of many different choices and these choices vary depending on the individuals ethics. Introduction Today we will venture into other areas of relativism. We will look at individualism‚ culture and‚ Kohlberg’s ideas or relativism. The individualist enters into society to further their own interests they do not take into consideration the interest of their society. Cultural thinkers are brought up in different cultures
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Ethnocentrism: The Cultural Differences between Western and Middle Eastern Cultures Through its ethnocentric tales and family based beliefs‚ Elizabeth Warnock Fernea’s Guests of the Sheik suggests that to find the true representation of Islamic culture‚ one must leave ethnocentrism behind. Not only will we discuss ethnocentrism and the cultural differences between Western and Middle Eastern societies‚ we will also take a look at the women of El Nahra and family within the differing
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