ANTH 1: Introduction to Socio-cultural Anthropology (Fall 2013) MIDTERM I REVIEW Part I Identifications: The exam will have 10 concepts from the list below. You will select 5 concepts only from the list of 10 and provide the following information: a) a definition (4 points); b) identify the source of the term from class—specific reference to syllabus topic‚ lecture‚ reading or film (2 points); and c) state why the concept is important to anthropology (2 points) [5 concepts x 8 points each
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Relativism and Morality SOC 120 Instructor May 2013 Relativism and Morality We are taught the difference between what is right and what is wrong at a young age by our parents or guardians. What is classified as right or wrong can differ between cultures‚ races‚ ethnic identities‚ and by social class. We all have a sense of what is morally right and the relativity of it. There are specific traits and beliefs that are distinctive to every culture‚ race‚ and social classes‚ due mostly impart
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REPORT in SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY (ETHICAL RELATIVISM) Submitted by GROUP 1 BSED-3H Submitted to Mr. Cruz ETHICAL RELATIVISM Ethical relativism is the position that there are no moral absolutes‚ no moral right and wrongs. Instead‚ right and wrong are based on social norms. Such could be the case with "situational ethics‚" which is a category of ethical relativism. At any rate‚ ethical relativism would mean that our morals have evolved‚ that
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strategy has a great change. According to the article‚ there are three identifiable attitudes; ethnocentrism‚ polycentrism and geocentrism‚ toward to building a multinational enterprise. The article said that Ethnocentrism can be found in companies that have many nationalities and foreign partner. It has complex organization in home country‚ but very simple in subsidiaries. Because ethnocentrism is based on the attitude that one’s own group is superior to others‚ headquarter decide and control
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Louis Pojman argues for objectivism instead of relativism in morality even though we are attracted to the idea of relativism. Ethical relativism is made up of a diversity thesis and a dependency thesis. The diversity thesis is also known as cultural relativism and basically states that morality is different between different societies. The dependency thesis is similar to the diversity thesis‚ but states that morality depends on the context of the society. There are two views on the dependency
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Paper 1: Moral Theory Cultural Relativism Arguments For: (Freedom of expression (Know one has the right to judge moral practices of other cultures (No universal moral code Arguments Against: (There is no absolute truth (Wrong actions could be right (Cultures don’t have to have any good reasons for their moral views (Truth is whatever you believe “What courts as a decent human being is relative to historical circumstance‚ a matter of transient consensus about
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Moral Relativism is what determines whether the action or conduct is right or wrong. This article states how from a moral absolutist standpoint‚ some things are always right‚ while some things are always wrong no matter how much one tries to rationalize them. At the same time‚ this article defines moral relativism as the belief that conflicting moral beliefs are true. What this means is that what you think is morally right‚ may not be morally right for someone else. Basically relativism replaces
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Are Moral Values Absolute or Relative: A look at Moral Isolationism and Ethical Relativism Are moral values absolute or are all values relative to the time and place in which they occurred because of differentiating cultural norms? This question will be examined thoroughly in the following pages as I try to more fully understand the ideas and principals backing Moral Isolationism and Ethical Relativism. Mary Midgley will be quoted a lot when I am talking about Moral Isolationism and the idea
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which is more conservative.We can only see cultures between states‚ regions and time zones.Ethnocentrism is believing in the superiority of one’s ethnic group. Even though it sounds like ethnocentrism is bad‚ ethnocentrism has positive and negative qualities. For a minority group in oppressive conditions‚ ethnocentrism enables the group to create and sustain an identity
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Explain the strengths and weaknesses of Moral Relativism and Absolutism 1]Absolutism and relativism both have their differences but actually relative is based on absolutism principles‚ because if it wasn’t the absolute relativism wouldn’t even be moral system. First I will start with Absolutism‚ Strength of Absolutism are‚ it has fixed standards so they won’t change and the actions can be measured against this‚ the guideline are clear and won’t ever get distorted for behaviour so in societies
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