Chapter Three of the text‚ Introduction to Sociology and the article‚ Durkheim’s Classic Contribution‚ consider the following question‚ why do you think Emile Durkheim allege that if we didn’t have deviants‚ we would create them? Support your answer with detailed examples. Within the context of the functionalist perspective‚ Durkheim made a real interesting point. You must have deviants in society in order for society to know where or what their values and norms will tolerate. If not then how can a society
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Do We Need All “Cultural Heritage”? As we know‚ the growth rate of whale is quite low. But there are still a few countries have whale hunting. For example: Japan and Norway. If you note the news about this‚ you must had seen that Japan and Norway hunted lots of whale every year. And the numbers of Japan’s whale hunting are almost thousand a year. On the other hand‚ bullfighting is a very popular activity in Spain. You can find that there have bullfighting in Spain everyday and every
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not? Who decides where the line is drawn? What standing ground does one have when question the morals of another? Where is the benchmark? This essay shall examine the statement aforementioned‚ firstly by engaging with cultural relativism‚ then critically discuss cultural relativism and lastly examine the implications for educational practices in South Africa. With regards to the statement‚ it is first important to note the definition of morality. “Morality speaks of a system of behavior in regards
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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. In other words‚ right and wrong are culture-specific; what is considered right in one society may be considered wrong in another‚ and‚ since no universal standard of morality exists‚ no one has the right to judge another society’s customs. Morality is built within communal groups‚ for example a faith community e.g. a church. The morality of one social group is not better
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For a religious person‚ the fact that life is special leads on to the concept of the sanctity of life. Christianity and Islam both believe that God was responsible for creating life originally‚ so it is like a gift from God‚ so should be preserved and respected. However‚ some others dont believe the same things. Some poeple believe that life forms evolved naturally over millions of years‚ leading to our society today‚ and so if it is not a ’great gift from God’‚ it shouldnt matter as much if a persons
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Why do you think humans are motivated to learn? Discuss motivation for learning from the following perspectives: In the current 21st century that we live and work‚ daily people are introducing new policies‚ new ideas and approaches emerge. New problems also arise and new solutions are sought. The world is therefore constantly moving and evolving. Result the requirement for humans to constantly learn and adapt new circumstances as we go in order to follow the demands of the modern working world.
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Assesment1 * Are we easily swayed by the mass media or do we have the ability to think critically about what we see and hear? Student no: S2848618 The word media originates from the word medium‚ meaning singular. The term media is plural. It refers to all forms of technological mediums used to promote‚ entertain‚ educate or inform the general public. (Turow‚ 2011) This mass communication is used by large companies and their share-holders to generate messages to the masses. (Turow
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between Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism The world today consists of an incalculable number of societies. Each society varies significantly in the different elements of culture. Culture is one’s designed way of living based on erudite customs‚ knowledge‚ material items‚ and behavior. Within every society today lives an ethnocentric attitude. The belief that ones own culture is superior to that of another’s. However‚ it is important to develop a sense of cultural relativism in today’s society‚
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IN YOUR OPINION DYOU THINK SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM WORKS‚ WHY OR WHY NOT Shareholder Activism refers to a range of actions taken by a shareholder to influence corporate management and board. Actions range from threatening the sale of shares (“exit”)‚ letter writing‚ meetings management‚ to asking questions at shareholders meetings and the use of corporate voting rights. The common definition of a shareholder activist is a shareholder “who tries to change the status quo through the “voice”‚ without
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Cultural relativism is a process involving the examining and understanding of a culture‚ /different from your own‚ without discrediting their beliefs. Understanding differing cultural beliefs can be acquired by considering functions of practices‚ behaviors‚ symbols‚ traditions‚ and morals within a society. The initial concept of cultural relativism was created to turn people away from ethnocentrism‚ which is the belief that your cultures beliefs are authentic and all other cultures beliefs are
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