James Rachels’ on Normative Cultural Relativism Every culture has its own customs, traditions and beliefs that dictate the actions of its citizens. Cultural relativism states that although practices and ethical beliefs differ from society to society, it must be accepted as good, relative to each respective culture’s beliefs and moral code. Rachels believes that an act that may be frowned upon in one culture may in fact be totally acceptable in another. The theory of Cultural Relativism puts in action the idea of what people believe is morally right and how it relates to the culture that it is practiced in. Morals concern what is right and wrong.
Anthropology of The Amish ANT 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Instructor Vasilica Margarit April 12, 2013 Anthropology of The Amish Studying anthropology provides useful information on how groups of people choose to behave the way they do, and their reasoning for them. By applying proper methodological approaches to cultural relativism, an anthropologist can use this information to find the answers to various questions as they relate to economic concerns. The Amish society is a sub-culture that is well integrated, however, a closer anthropological examination divulged in this paper will reveal that the world of the Amish is much more dynamic and diverse than the current generally accepted idea of their backwards ways of
The social approach is different to the biological approach. The social approach is an approach that emphasizes the role of learning either from others or from direct experience. This means that we are not born to behave that way but we have learnt or have been affected by others to be that way. This explanation is about the effects of people’s background on criminal behaviours such as parenting style, maternal deprivation and family’s background. The strength of the biological approach is that it gathers lots of quantitative data this is because it focuses on objective data.
Ethical perspective is not always about making everyone happy, because it is virtually impossible to make everyone happy. Ethical perspective is more focused on making the best decision for the good of all individuals involved as well as setting the standard in future situations. These ethical lenses helped to influence my decisions based on the information that was provided. It allowed me to be fair and just towards all individuals concerned as well as guide provide me with the proper steps to
Body Ritual Among the Nacirema Karie R. Shepherd Ivy Tech Community College Abstract The study of sociology allows us to understand the relationship between people and other cultures. As we define culture by a set of norms and values, we can also study how these cultures can often change over time. Several concepts, such as ethnocentrism and cultural relativism, can often change the way we think or view other cultures. These topics become more relevant as you read Horace Miner’s “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” and force us to put these ideas into practice. How this short, but satirical, piece makes us initially feel or perhaps react to other cultures can say a lot about who we are as a person and our level of understanding and tolerance
89) could help Koren increase her score on the “Defusion Scale”. The purpose of this exercise is to separate yourself from your thoughts but imagining another person, animal, etc. saying your fused thoughts to you. Because our culture is very individualistic, we tend to relate more strongly to things that we say/think. This could be an extremely useful exercise for Koren.
Psychology personal statement As a social species the lives of human beings revolve around the interactions we have with one another, so surely an interest in people and their behaviour is a natural curiosity? As we grow up in society we subconsciously study human behaviour so we can understand people and fit in; in this way I believe we are all psychologists. For some, the insight into the human psyche is only as deep as their own experience but for me the exposure to psychology provided by everyday life and popular culture is not enough, the mind is too complex a puzzle to be left untouched. I seek a greater understanding of this fundamental part of our existence. Part of what draws me to psychology is the way in which it marries multiple disciplines; it is both an art
Explore How Your Use of Idiolect Could Affect Social Attitudes During this research I have made some profounding discoveries. Due to location or your environment, every area of the world has their own type of language they are accustomed to. No one knows why but it is the way things are. Some may welcome it and even try to imitate it, others may disregard it. With that acknowledgement stereotypes start to evolve.
Another difference with the two is that sociology uses survey and correlational research mostly but social psychology understands the importance of experimental research as well (Myers, 2010). However, clinical psychology relies heavily on experimental research just like social psychology in order to verify hypotheses. Than general psychology or known as personality psychology is different than social psychology because they focus on the individual instead of the impact that people have on each other. In order to sum everything up sociology would be on the left for social psychology because of the focus on social interactions, clinical psychology would be to the right of social psychology because of their use of experimental research, and personality psychology would be in the main of social psychology because both want an understanding of people as
Stereotypes are not fact, they are just biased opinions people base on each other. The only way to really know how a person is to get to know them yourself and then form an opinion or thought about who they are. Relationships are powerful especially in the work place, that is why it is important to not let stereotypes affect your relationship with others. Our one-to-one connections with each other are the foundation for change. And building relationships with people from different cultures is key in building diverse communities that are powerful enough to achieve significant goals.