difficult decision whether to shoot one Indian or let Pedro shoot all of them. What should Jim do? It is not sure what the right course of action is‚ but four different theories could help him decide. These theories are: the Divine Command theory‚ Cultural Relativism‚ Kantianism‚ and Utilitarianism. In this paper‚ I will present these four theories and their suggestions for Jim’s right course of action‚ the faults in these theories‚ and how Utilitarianism is morally correct in this case. Jim can use one
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the practices of other cultures. But there are many cultural differences‚ the theory is that its in a form of a argument. Certain culture thought it was okay to eat the dead unlike others. All cultures have different culture moral codes‚ right and wrong are only a matter of opinion‚ and opinions vary from culture to culture. For example‚ some societies believe that the earth is flat‚ unlike most cultures. The fundamental mistake in the cultural differences argument is that it attempts to derive a
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what is in their own interest A person is always justified in doing whatever Rachels describes three consequences of cultural relativism (about morality) which he says provide strong reasons to reject the theory. Explain this argument of his. Do you think that the argument really does provide a good reason to reject cultural relativism? Why‚ or why not? Cultural relativists (what they think) Different cultures have different moral codes the idea of universal truth is a myth‚ no standard
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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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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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#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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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
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what philosophers would call individual moral relativism. Morality is based off of many different choices and these choices vary depending on the individuals ethics. Introduction Today we will venture into other areas of relativism. We will look at individualism‚ culture and‚ Kohlberg’s ideas or relativism. The individualist enters into society to further their own interests they do not take into consideration the interest of their society. Cultural thinkers are brought up in different cultures
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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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Cultural is defined as a shared design for living. It is based on the values and practices of society. People absorb culture through early process of socialization and the process carries over to the way in which they perceived themselves and the world. Some people agree that cultural diversity in the workplace develop our country skills and contributes to the growth. But how far these opinion accepted by the society as a whole. Many corporations have recognized that diversity contributes to the
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