goes on. Diversity is valued because that is who we are‚ America has become a very diverse country. Without the values behind the diversity in our country there would be nothing but hatred amongst everyone. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethocentrism is a term that means‚ someone judging someone elses culture or way of life soley based on the values of there own cultures. Idividauls will judge someone of there own ethnic group generally
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A cultural universal (as discussed by George Murdock‚ Claude Lévi-Strauss‚ Donald Brown and others) is an element‚ pattern‚ trait‚ or institution that is common to all human cultures worldwide. Evolutionary psychologists hold that behaviors or traits that occur universally in all cultures are good candidates for evolutionary adaptations.[1] Some anthropological sociological theorists that take a cultural relativist perspective may deny the existence of cultural universals: the extent to which these
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Compare and Contrast Natural Law and Relativism as approaches to decision-making. Morality serves two universal human needs. It regulates both conflicts of interest between people and those within the individual born of different desires and drives that cannot be satisfied at the same time (Wong‚ D. 1993). Natural Law and Relativism are two opposing approaches to morality. In comparing and contrasting the two approaches I will also briefly outline the background and principles of each. Natural
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Barriers to cross-cultural communication Introduction If you are to work effectively with people who are culturally different‚ you need to become aware of your own culture and how that impacts on others. As one textbook on professional communication puts it: ‘... we need to become more aware of the cultural basis of our own behaviours‚ perceptions‚ beliefs‚ and values. This enables us to see an interaction from a cultural perspective. It is not just the other person who is displaying culture-specific
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Udal November 20‚ 2013 Cultural Anthropology Fr. Edgar Javier‚ svd Activity No.1 – November 6‚ 2013 1. Define the following terms: a. Anthropology “The word anthropology is derived from the Greek words anthropo‚ meaning “human beings” or “humankind‚” and logia‚ translated as “knowledge of” or “the study of.”1 Likewise‚ it is a study which comprises four subfields: the physical anthropology‚ archaeology‚ linguistic anthropology and cultural anthropology or ethnology‚ which constitutes
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Canada: A Cultural Analysis Abstract Canada is a beautiful country that is adjacent to the United States of America. There are many resemblances between Canadian culture and American culture. It is also common for Canadians to expect great communications in the workplace and friendliness. It is valued to be respectful of others ethical background as well. It is also standard to see similarities in basic hand shake as a cultural behavior to mean many things. In a
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1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background of Thailand Thai government is more often referred to Thailand in English or in the original language “Mueang Thai”‚ is a Southeast Asia country located nearby Laos‚ Cambodia and Malaysia. Thai government was formerly known as Siam until May 11‚ 1949. The word “Thai” means “freedom” in Thai language. However‚ minority of Chinese ethnic in Thailand is still using Siam name. Thailand is a constitutional monarchy country and had never been colonized. The king
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The question of what moral relativism is‚ in the kind of society that we live in today all comes down to what we as individuals ought to believe as morally right. As there are many individuals that live on the face of this planet‚ which means there will also be many varying answers as to what can be deemed just/right and what can be deemed wrong. By definition moral relativism is the view that moral judgments are true or false only relative to some particular standpoint (for instance‚ that of a culture
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Cultural Humility and Cultural Competency Cultural humility is the overall acceptance that there is a multitudinous amount of variations in every culture and everyone’s cultural experience is different. A study conducted by Hook‚ Davis‚ Owen‚ Worthington‚ and Utsey says that cultural humility is‚ “marked by respect for and lack of superiority toward another individual’s cultural background and experience.” This is such an important part of being a culturally humble healthcare worker. I feel that
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United States has always been the “melting pot” of various racial and ethnic groups. In spite of the sides of our history where each group experienced prejudice and discrimination on different levels past and present‚ our nation is still rich with cultural diversity. From this I have learned a lot over the last nine weeks about my culture‚ other cultures‚ and the possible future if all of us come together to become a more pluralistic society. I began to understand the classification of subordinate
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