Order
 

1(888) 302 2271 1(877) 741 7256

Essay

Cultural Relativism vs. Ethnocentism - which is more objective?

Essay specific features

 

Issue:

Miscellaneous

 

Written by:

Mary R

 

Date added:

March 2, 2017

 

Level:

University

 

Grade:

A

 

No of pages / words:

3 / 836

 

Was viewed:

5225 times

 

Rating of current essay:

 
Essay content:

The key to distancing oneself from one's preconceptions is through relativism; thorough knowledge and understanding of one's own values and the ?subtle value-laden assumptions [that] creep into sociological research' (Weber, 1949, as cited in Jureidini & Poole, 2003, p68). Social prejudice and a human propensity for ethnocentrism cause observers of a culture other than their own to judge such practices and beliefs as peculiar, yet ?many of our own practices are peculiar when viewed through the lenses of other cultures' (Karp, 1990, p74-75, cited in Schultz & Lavenda, 2005, p24)...
displayed 300 characters

Custom written essay

All essays are written from scratch by professional writers according to your instructions and delivered to your email on time. Prices start from $10.99/page

Order custom paper

Full essays database

You get access to all the essays and can view as many of them as you like for as little as $28.95/month

Buy database access

Order custom writing paper now!

  • Your research paper is written
    by certified writers
  • Your requirements and targets are
    always met
  • You are able to control the progress
    of your writing assignment
  • You get a chance to become an
    excellent student!

Get a price guote

 
 

In the Trobriand Islands, the native people's fear of female sexual power and pollution would seem alien and bizarre from any externally ethnocentric outlook (Glass, 1988, p56). This view would be essentially subjective, as it relies upon the biases of the observer; the judgement is superficial and does not require any further understanding of the context of the Trobriand's fears...
displayed 300 characters

General issues of this essay:
Cultural Relativism vs. Ethnocentism - which is more objective? Cultural Relativism Differences between Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism Cultural Relativism (polygamy) Cultural Relativism Cultural Relativism Cultural Relativism Cultural Relativism cultural relativism Philosophical Implications Of Cultural Relativism Cultural Relativism Cultural Relativism challenge of cultural relativism Practicing My Cultural Relativism Review of "The Challenge of Cultural Relativism"
 

Related essays:

x
Services