Anthropology is the study of humans both in the past and the present. In order to study past and the present‚ the anthropological perspective uses the approach of diversity by considering the beliefs and practices regarding health‚ healing‚ and healers in the context of specific cultures. Anthropologists must consider the worldview connected to the system of meaning being studied because a worldview shapes the structure of our medical systems and different worldviews are directly reflected in our
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behavior. Ans: B Page reference: See page 5 of your text. 5. Which core concept relies upon the idea that abnormal behavior is an exaggeration of normal behavior? A) the principle of multiple causality B) the role of cultural and historical relativism C) the advantages and limitations of diagnoses D) the continuum between normality and abnormality Ans: D Page reference: See page 5 of your text. 6. Occasionally‚ Orlando feels anxious in social situations‚ but the anxiety does not last
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are many factors that must be taken into consideration to provide valid philosophies; yet there will still always be debatable elements. Two concepts of morality that are in direct opposition of each other are moral objectivism and moral relativism. Moral relativism can be subjective‚ in which morals are particular an individuals own beliefs; or‚ they can be conventional‚ in which morals are specific to a society and vary from culture to culture. On the other hand‚ moral objectivism does not leave
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wrong‚ but this is not always the case. Given certain circumstance‚ many individuals will do what he/she feels is morally right. If a mother to be feels the need to abort an unborn child so her life can be easier‚ she will do so. The attraction of relativism depends on‚ if an individual feels what they are doing in a certain situation is worth the
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Executive Summary In Australia‚ the high and ongoing demand for young Asian sex workers‚ in excess of local supply‚ creates a market opportunity for sex traffickers in women and children from countries like Thailand‚ Philippines‚ China and Cambodia. One reliable source estimates the Australian trafficking industry nets approximately Australian $1 million per week to the organizers’ of the trade. This term paper examines the global trade of the trafficking of women into the sex industry from a business
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general public. In this way any feeling on profound quality or morals is liable to social viewpoint of every individual. Caleb Rosado who is the Head of Department of Behavioural Sciences at Newbold College rearranges this and presumes that social relativism is the possibility that each culture or ethnic gathering is to be assessed on the premise of its own qualities and standards of conduct and not on the premise of those of another culture or ethnic
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without regard to whether such attributions are accurate. Relativistic thinking is thinking that is based on the idea that there is no "objective" or "absolute" truth because truth is simply a matter of opinion. The most popular form of relativism is moral relativism‚ which holds that what is morally right
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References: Manuel Velasquez‚ M.‚ Andre‚ C. Shanks‚ Myer‚ Michael & Myer‚ S.J. Ethical Relativism. Retrieved from: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/decision/ethicalrelativism.html The Holy Bible Houser‚ Rick‚ Wilczenski‚ Felicia L.‚ Ham‚ MaryAnna. 2006. Culturally Relevant Ethical Decision-Making in Counseling. Sage Publications‚ Inc. Retrieved
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According ethical conventionalism‚ what is moral correct is based on the values of that society. What is right is what the group approved of‚ and what is wrong is what the group condemns. It was defended by anthropologists; their defense was centered around four arguments. The arguments were sheer-diversity‚ group survival‚ group-authority and tolerance. Ruth Benedict was the primary proponent of ethical conventionalism. He said that we recognize that morality differs in every society‚ and is a convenient
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because cheating only benefits one person not everybody. Looking at this situation using an other ethical theory like relativism‚ where it is believed morals come from social norms. Society says that cheating is wrong‚ it is what most people have been taught from a young age‚ meaning that this goes against the social norm‚ which means that it is not a morally good act according to relativism. In this situation a relative thinker would say that that action of cheating is wrong and the person performing
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