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    Cultural Diversity

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    many people embrace Cultural diversity 1. They value diversity 2. They think cultural imperialism is bad 3. They believe that cultural Relativism will preserve the integrity of diverse cultures from the threat of cultural imperialism. Does cultural Relativism offer a basis for promoting tolerance of cultural differences and opposing cultural imperialism? Every society has to set a rule when it is acceptable to kill some members. 5 claims of cultural relativism 1. Different

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    Shahriyar Rahman Mr. Corrigale ENG3U0-I February 24‚ 2015 Cultural Literature Analysis: Ramu and Rani vs. Geert Hofstede “Culture is the sum of all the forms of art‚ of love‚ and of thought‚ which‚ in the coarse or centuries‚ have enabled man to be less enslaved” (A. Malraux). There are many different cultures in the world but the Indian culture is a unique one. The Indian culture has been influenced by a history that is many millennia’s old‚ and still has a big influence on the world with over

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    firm principles about women and to honor their religion they follow them. Cultural relativism is important here. It states that a people’s values and customs must be understood in terms of the culture of which they are a part. If the Iraqi women do not understand why they are to cover their bodies

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    Cultural Analysis: Oregon vs. Economic disempowerment Trees‚ fresh grass‚ clean air and‚ “low air pollution” is all aspects of Northern Oregon. Home sweet home‚ I was raised here‚ and this culture will always be a part of me. Even though it is not a well know-culture due to it is minusculely of the state‚ it is still present. Though the culture is known for the smell of the sweet grass‚ crisp apples‚ hemp oil and‚ hippie culture. From the Buddhist pamphlets‚ organic Weed and‚ Nike

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    Innovation Performance (2009)‚ Pro Inno Europe paper No 10‚ http://www. proinno-europe.eu/publications (retrieved‚ June 2010) European Innovation Scoreboard Report (EIS) 2009 (2010)‚ http://www. Franke‚ R. H.‚ Hofstede‚ G. and Bond‚ M. H. (1991)‚ Cultural Roots of Economic Performance: A Research Note Freeman‚ C. (2002)‚ Continental‚ National and Sub-National Innovation Systems – Complementary and Economic Growth. Research Policy‚ 31 (2): 191-211 Furman‚ J. L.‚ Porter‚ M. E. and Stern‚ S. (2002)‚

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    Hofstede’s theory of cultural dimensions‚ and defines five of them for a comparison between the United States and India. This article shows for the most part‚ the definitions of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions are correct‚ but the article did identify some ambiguities while making the comparisons. Finally‚ future areas of possible research were identified that would assist in the removal of the ambiguities. Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions US vs. India Geert Hofstede’s theory of cultural dimensions was

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    Objectivism is the idea that morality is objective. Objective morality tells us that there is a set of natural rules or laws for how we as humans must treat one another and it cannot be changed or altered. This idea contradicts the theory of moral relativism‚ which supports the belief that the ideas of morality of being right or wrong are not firm but can be open to interpretation through cultures‚ people and situations. A great example of these two ideas causing dispute in todays society would be it’s

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    The Effects of Cultural Assimilation: Conformity vs. Unorthodoxdy “Cultural assimilation is a complex and multifaceted process that first involves immigrants learning the language‚ cultural norms‚ and role expectations of the absorbing society‚ and further changes in attitudes”‚ or so it is explained by Dejun Su‚ Chad Richardson‚ and Guang-zhen Wang‚ in their article‚ “Assessing Cultural Assimilation of Mexican Americans: How Rapidly Do Their Gender-Role Attitudes Converge to the U.S. Mainstream

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    what people ought to believe is morally right and morally wrong. Define descriptive relativism holds a fact that moral beliefs and practices vary between cultures Define ethical relativism. Is the view that not only do a person’s beliefs about moral right and wrong depend on their culture but that moral right and wrong depend on a person’s culture. What are reasons for thinking that ethical

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    have chosen to write about why cultural universals pose a problem for moral relativism in this paper. I will begin by defining cultural universals (CU). Then‚ I will cite examples of such theory and continue by applying them to situations in which these similarities can be seen. Next‚ I will discuss how we can convince ourselves that a given standard of behavior is in fact a cultural universal. I will then define moral relativism as well as provide examples of cultural differences that are often

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