Social Science 1A – Principles in the Social Sciences Fall 2013 Study Guide Exam I Exam 1 is scheduled for Monday October 28‚ 2013 at 9:00am and will cover chapters 1‚ 3‚ 10‚ 11‚ 12‚ 13‚ 14‚ 15‚ 17‚ 19‚ 21‚ 49‚ lecture material‚ films and handouts. Please bring a red Scantron form: F-288-Par-L From the lectures‚ please know the following: What is the purpose of the Social Science 1A course? What is the definition of social science? What are the various social sciences? What
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implications. The four perspectives on meta-ethics are objectivism‚ cultural relativism‚ subjective relativism and emotivism. Objectivists believe in honesty‚ justice‚ independent thinking as well as self-responsibility. Their moral principles are subjectively true and binding. However‚ there are exceptions. If a person is rationally incapable of recognizing moral principles‚ exceptions are made. Cultural relativism is the view that an action is morally right if one’s culture approves of it. However
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together for the good of our society. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? After researching and reading information regarding ethnocentrism‚ my definition or example of ethnocentrism seems to be someone that is biased and choosy with one group over others. “Ethnocentrism is preferencing an individual’s culture over the cultures of any other group.” Retrieved from www.wisegeek.org “Ethnocentrism can be detrimental to a society by leading us to make
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being ethical relativism which states that an individual’s beliefs and activities should be understood by others in terms of the person’s own culture. This idea explains whether or not morality is only a fragment of a person’s cultural norm instead of anything truly universal. For example‚ in some countries‚ torture‚ racism and sexism is part of the cultural norm compared to some others countries‚ those behaviors are intolerable. The second and the most reasonable one is ethical relativism‚ it explains
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society/world. Ethnocentrism is the tendency to believe that one’s ethnic or cultural group is centrally important‚ and that all other groups are measured in relation to one’s own. [ The ethnocentric individual will judge other groups relative to his or her own particular ethnic group or culture‚ especially with concern to language‚ behavior‚ customs‚ and religion. These ethnic distinctions and sub-divisions serve to define each ethnicity’s unique cultural identity. ] 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what
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our differences and diversities can lead to growth in our society in a positive or negative way. -google.com 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is the belief in the superiority of one’s own ethnic group‚ the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one’s own culture. Ethnocentrism puts down a certain group or culture‚ it leads us to make false assumptions about cultural differences and it often distorts
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misconceptions from stereotypes that we have been accustomed to. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s culture and identity is normal and correct. It is detrimental because it can lead one to believe another cultures way of life is abnormal or inferior to theirs. It may cause resistance in learning techniques because ethnocentrism may cause disrespect and the unwillingness to bother learning about another culture
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11346155 Ethical Relativism 1/31/13 Is Ethics universal? Is it wrong to steal from someone regardless of what the culture you are in says on the matter? What about funeral customs? Is there a right or wrong way to deal with the bodies of those who have died? Some philosophers believe that there is no universal right or wrong and that the correct way to do things is based on what the morals of individual cultures say. Others‚ such as James Rachels‚ believe that there is a universal code of
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Social responsibility Carroll proposes that the managers of business organizations have four responsibilities: economic‚ legal‚ ethical‚ and discretionary. 1. Economic responsibilities of a business organization’s management are to produce goods and services of value to society so that the firm may repay its creditors and shareholders. 2. Legal responsibilities are defined by governments in laws that management is expected to obey. For example‚ U.S. business firms are required to hire
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1. Explain what is meant by saying that a value is intrinsic? How are instrumental values related to intrinsic values? A value is said to be intrinsic if an object has the value for its own sake or because of its nature. A value is said to be instrumental if it aids in achieving or acquiring something with intrinsic value. For example‚ one’s job could have instrumental value in that it acquires money. Furthermore‚ money could have instrumental value in that it can provide objects from which one
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