Cultural Relativism

What are your impressions of the Nacirema people? Explain your understanding of the concept “cultural relativism.”

Cultural Relativism What are your impressions of the Nacirema people? Explain your understanding of the concept “cultural relativism.” How do you think sociologists used cultural relativism to study cultures that are not familiar? 200 word minimum  

Describe Mack Lipkin’s argument concerning the “impossibility” of telling patients the truth. What would you have wanted if you were Mrs. Ansari?

Week 2: Cultural Relativism Options Menu: Forum Part One: This week, you are reading James Rachels’ article on Cultural Relativism. According to Rachels, what are some of the benefits and drawbacks of Culturally Relativistic approaches to ethical decision making? Consider this video on “cultural competency” in a healthcare setting? Do you think that Cutural Relativistic […]

How would symbolic interactions explain the social phenomenon of people standing in lines for days to get the latest iPhone?

Mid Term Short Answer Questions Consider what you have learned about the sociological imagination. Choose one of the following topics: war, unemployment, divorce, or poverty and provide an example of a public issue and a private trouble associated with the topic. Describe how the two influence each other. What characteristics are sociologists looking at when […]

Using your sociological perspective, what do you think are the short-term and long-term effects of these demographic changes? What are your thoughts on this demographic shift?

Read: Reflecting a demographic shift, 109 U.S. counties have become majority nonwhite since 2000 Answer the following: Have you seen signs of increasing diversity in your community (ex: school and neighborhood) How does this reading connect to cultural relativism and ethnocentrism? Using your sociological perspective, what do you think are the short-term and long-term effects […]

Describe values that members of the group uphold, listing at least three values that are key to the group’s culture. What are the group’s ideas, beliefs, or attitudes? Does the group have a mission?

Culture Critical reflections are short papers where you will address the inquiry, evidence, method, theory, and analysis in the course readings. They must demonstrate proficiency in your understanding of the key concepts assigned and how they intersect with your interests. This CR requires that you demonstrate your sociological knowledge of culture and how cultural ways […]

Describe an aspect of another culture from an emic (insider’s) perspective in Part II of the paper.

Describe an aspect of another culture from an emic (insider’s) perspective in Part II of the paper. Apply cultural relativism in order to examine misconceptions about culture that may occur due to ethnocentrism. Keep the distinction between cultural relativism and moral relativism in mind as you write your final paper. Even if you do not […]

Write an analysis of the role that social responsibility plays in doing business internationally.

Assessment Instructions Complete the following: 1. Use the Capella library or Internet to research the following philosophical approaches to ethics—sometimes referred to as “straw men.” Some ethics scholars consider these approaches as exemplifying the inherent challenges in determining guidelines for ethical decision making in a multi-national organization. o The Friedman Doctrine. o Cultural Relativism. o […]

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