Although they don’t condone the procedure, they prefer to hope for change from within. Other anthropologists point out that, although cultural relativism may help us understand a culture on its own terms, it can also help us understand how cultural beliefs reinforce inequalities by convincing people to accept practices that may be harmful and demeaning as natural. In
Ethnocentrism is the way an individual look at the world from his/her own beliefs in their culture. They feel that their culture, race, or ethnic group is more significant and that their culture is more superior than any other culture of other groups. In feeling this way the individuals will judge other groups, such as their behavior, the language in which they use, religion. How it could be detrimental to society is that it could lead to false speculation about the differences in cultures. It leads to society making premature judgments about other cultures, not knowing all the facts about another culture.
Individual relativism is how a person behaves within the society, are his/her actions guided for “good” or “bad” cause; while cultural relativism relates more as how a group of individuals behave, what costumes share, and how do they react to the changes of living in the same environment (society). 4. So why "do as the Romans do" as opposed to doing whatever you want to do? What does Herskovits mean? It is not a matter of anarchy, otherwise is an issue of following the standard rules and costumes to blend in with the locals.
He states they the Indians led a “freer life” than Europeans because they are guided by the light of nature, being void of care which torments the minds of so many Christians: they are not delighted in baubles, but in useful things. #7. 1. Hakluyt thinks the Indians will welcome English colonizers as bearers of liberty because he insisted empire and freedom went hand in hand. English settlements would help to rescue the New World and its inhabitants from the influence of Catholicism and tyranny.
Even though the Sky Chief did not show any respect for the nature, when he asked the men to uproot the tree, he still respected the nature and his wife by uprooting the tree just to make her dream come true. Not only the Onondaga tribe showed respect for others, another tribe that respect is very important for them is the Modoc Tribe. On “When Grizzlies Walked Upright” the Modoc tribe shows that their cultural beliefs matter a lot to them. It shows that they are peaceful and have really strong family values. Just like every other
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The participation in the dominant culture and the preservation of one’s own ethnic heritage according to Cultural Pluralism benefits the U.S. democratic development because the immigrants can behave and share their cultures while participate other cultures; besides, it promotes commercial development which helps the economic growth. According to “Ethnic Identity and Majority Culture,” Milton Gordon claims that Unites States is not only being “a cooperation of cultural diversities,” but also “a federation or commonwealth of national cultures.” This quote implies that the United States respect every culture and let everyone share their own culture. As a result, immigrants blend into this society with their original cultures. Moreover, they learn and absorb other different cultures while preserve their own culture. These will make new immigrants believe that America will not meddle with their freedom of learning and behaving different cultures, because America is a democratic country.
For example, in the battle royal, he did not care to think of how humiliating it was, and instead he thought of it as a title of honor to participate in such event. He is "overjoyed" and does "not even mind when [he] discover[s] that the gold pieces [he] had scrambled for were brass pocket tokens" (32). Because he has never felt any type of racism in his life, he does not understand that they were making an entertainment out of him. He is partially blind by still worshiping the individuals in high positions, even after witnessing their cruelty first hand. This is the first stage where he got a glimpse of the "real" world out there.
We become accustomed to each of our own cultural traditions that we sometimes forget that we all have different ways of expressing our culture. Gonzalez makes it a point that culture does not just go as far as one’s ethnical background. Culture goes as far beyond as a person’s everyday lifestyles, rituals, and experiences. In our educational system, educators often make the assumption of knowing a student’s knowledge and experience based on their race, ethnicity, or nationality. However, they fail to realize the differences of each student’s culture based on the everyday practices they participate in.
Why or why not? In my honest opinion prejudice is hard to measure because it cannot accurately be predicted or judge by a test. I feel like prejudice cannot be measured accurately because the test shows the association between different groups. The only thing I can see the implicit association test is measured are the groups that I may belong to or fit in. People cannot show the result of being or prejudice because people are known to select things that they are more familiar with, things that they are more commutable with, and things that they see in their everyday environment.