Two ethical issues can be derived from Case 1; these include respect for Cultural Diversity and Pluralism‚ and Social Responsibility and Health. In a globalized world‚ calling for the respect of cultural diversity and appreciation of pluralism is a bit controversial. Every culture includes members who abide by their practices and norms to a lesser or a greater extent‚ and most people may have intersecting cultural identities. These people may be from an ethnic minority that exists within a spiritual
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was founded‚ it was based on principles such as freedom and equality. However‚ when it was first founded it did not adhere to these principles. In more recent times the country has made significant improvements in terms of religious and racial pluralism. This has brought America closer to the values and ideals that it was originally founded on. Benedict Anderson argues‚ "A nation is an imagined political community and imagined as both inherently limited and sovereign."(Anderson‚ 6). Through
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Elections Tell Us‚ that although the electoral system in Russia is stable and institutionalized‚ recent elections have had little meaning and therefore do not demonstrate a legitimate democracy. In yet another article entitled‚ Force‚ Money‚ and Pluralism‚ written by Stephen Sestanovich (2004)‚ the author does not focus on the failings of the Russian democracy‚ but rather‚ he concentrates on how Russian businesses and corporate institutions can affect the ultimate outcome of the post-soviet democratization
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cultures and what/how they contribute to society. I believe that many of the traditions and family stories have been forgotten due to the discrimination and racism. Harvard University has set a great example by starting a program called the “Pluralism Project”. Pluralism is not just tolerance‚ but the active seeking of understanding across lines of difference. Tolerance is a necessary public virtue‚ but it does not require Christians and Muslims‚ Hindus‚ Jews‚ and ardent secularists to know anything about
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religions. Americans have the freedom to choose different religions such as Catholic‚ Baptist‚ Methodist‚ Presbyterian‚ Jehovah’s Witnesses and Jews. Everyone is limited to his/her own division because Americans have a solid conviction in religious pluralism. Pluralism is the manner in which a society‚ through critical and self-critical meeting with each other‚ recognize‚ instead of‚ conceding our deepest differences. According to a Journal titled “On the limits of Rights and Representation‚” Johnson (2015)
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perspective of pluralism government makes decisions benefitting relatively small groups and not the general public. A. True. B. False. 3. In pluralism if active and legitimate political actors cannot pursue their interests then they do not have political freedom and the politics becomes dysfunctional. A. True. B. False. 4. Madison argued that there is a tendency of citizens in our society to _____. A. form groups B. pursue their interests as individually 5. A challenge to pluralism is hyperpluralism
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References: American Multicultural Publications‚ 2007-2012‚ Cultural diversity‚ www.diversity-books.com Wikipedia‚ September 2012‚ cultural pluralism‚ http://wikipedia.org Wendy Baldwin‚ November 2012‚ Population Reference Bureau‚ www.prb.org John J. Macionis‚ 2011-2012‚ Social Problems‚ Pearson
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number of minorities‚ support groups for refugees and immigrants‚ and an increase in knowledge of human rights‚ have split our governments and our nations. Media outlets are constantly turning out stories on boat people‚ multiculturalism‚ cultural pluralism‚ Islam‚ terrorists attacks etc‚ which can make anyone’s head hurt trying to understand it all and what it means to us. In this essay I will go back to where multiculturalism was first accepted as a government policy and how it has affected western
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their self-esteem by adapting‚ and learning the traditions of the dominant culture. Hence forth in a pluralism society‚ another branch of multiculturalism‚ believes that “racial and ethnic discrimination in a population of cultural diversity can be abolished by a shared orientation in one another’s cultural traditions and history” Rosenstand G-5). Knowing this North America would be considered a pluralism society‚ but there is a down fall to this
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What would be the important factors when you compare education systems between two countries? Comparative education has been developed in various areas related to education in other countries. When we compare education system between two countries‚ we want to see differences (there are similarities as well but we more focus on the differences). However‚ the way to solve each problem depends on all different educational culture‚ politics‚ society‚ economic situation. ‘WHY AND HOW THESE FACTORS
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