Candace Denny Canada has a policy of multiculturalism. Does this policy meet reality? Through the Canadian Multiculturalism Act‚ the Government of Canada recognizes the diversity of Canadians as regards race‚ national or ethnic origin‚ colour and religion as a fundamental characteristic of Canadian society and is committed to a policy of multiculturalism designed to preserve and enhance the multicultural heritage of Canadians and equality of opportunity in the economic‚ social‚ cultural and political
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disagree about it. Even if cultural differences argument is invalid‚ cultural relativism might still be true. If thought that we could no longer say that the customs of other societies are morally inferior to our own. We have to stop .condemning other societies merely because they are "different." However‚ we would also be stopped from criticizing other‚ less benign practices. The original impetus for cultural relativism comes from the observation that cultures differ dramatically in their views of
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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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North American clan‚ the Nacirema. Horace Miner seems to be particularly interested in the magical beliefs‚ practices‚ and rituals of the Nacirema clan. The “Body Ritual among the Nacirema” article shows many different examples of culture‚ cultural relativism‚ ethnocentrism‚ and qualitative research methodology. The sociological concept of culture is shown in nearly every paragraph of this article. Horace Miner clearly took a lot of time to learn as much about the Nacirema culture as he possibly could
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outside of the United States could potentially view America’s culture as strange with all of our rituals and self-obsession. “The Body Ritual” can provide examples of many topics presented in Sociology and people’s lives today such as culture‚ culture relativism‚ ethnocentrism‚ and qualitative research methodology. “The Body Ritual” was written in 1956‚ a time when people’s basic understanding of different culture was insufficient. (Hyung Kim‚ 2012) The article focuses on the Nacirema and the strange
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#1 In a shocking opening scene‚ teen Danny Vinyard who is played by Edward Furlong‚ races to tell his older brother‚ neo-Nazi Derek‚ about the young blacks breaking into his car in front of the house‚ whereupon Derek gets his gun and with no forethought shoots the youths in their tracks and he forces the other man to put his mouth on the curb‚ then brutally kills him by stomping on the back of his head‚ crushing his mouth against the curb. Danny watches in horror as this unfolds. The police arrest
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In ‘Patterns of Culture’‚ Ruth Benedict wrote‚ “Morality differs in every society‚ and is a convenient term for socially approved habits.” Cultural relativists have claimed the following; (1) different societies have different moral codes. (2) The moral code of a society determines what is right within that society. (3) There is no objective standard that can be used to judge one society’s code as better than another’s. (4) The moral code of our own society has no special status. And (5)‚ It is arrogant
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Molly Moore Professor Hadjicostandi Sociology 1301 16 June 2012 There are two systems used to compare cultures in sociology: ethnocentrism; the practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture (Macionis)‚ and cultural relativism; the practice of judging a culture by its own standards (Macionis). Since we are raised in our own culture‚ it is easiest to use ethnocentrism‚ because it comes natural to judge by our own standards. From studying “Body Rituals Among The Nacirema”
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Cultural Relativism is the view that all beliefs‚ customs‚ and ethics are relative to the individual within his own social context. Cultural relativists believe that all cultures are worthy in their own right and are of equal value. Diversity of cultures‚ even those with conflicting moral beliefs‚ is not to be considered in terms of right and wrong or good and bad. Some believe that morality is relative to culture‚ but some believe that argument is invalid. Some also argue that there is such a
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Summer 2013 (June 6-July 11) MTWThF 10:00-11:30 am ANT F302 Cultural Anthropology (revised syllabus) Instructor: Prof. Pauline Strong E-Mail: pstrong@austin.utexas.edu Phone: 512-471-8524 Office: SAC 4.130 Office Hours: after class‚ & by apt. Overview Materials This course is an introduction to cultural anthropology. It fulfills a Social Science and Cultural Diversity requirement. The main text: • Goals Students will emerge from the course with • • • • knowledge
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