Module 08 Course Project - Rough Draft Due
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Course Project: Introduction and References
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Course Project: Introduction
It is interesting to find out what role cultural relativism plays on human interaction especially in a globalized world. This paper focuses on finding out how cultural relativism promotes solidarity and stability within a multicultural environment but impedes cultural growth.
Cultural relativism suggests that when judging a person, one should consider the cultural context in which the person is operating. However, what this suggestion could make to appear as less important are the undesirable effects of some cultural practices. Culture is dynamic and not static; it keeps on changing with time. Therefore, both the theories of functionalism and the conflict theory can be used in understanding the aspects of interrelating especially in an internationalized world.
To reach to the core of this, the paper focuses on issues such as globalization, technology, cultural diversity, and conflict. Globalization is an important consideration since it heavily influences human culture. Globalization has created vast opportunities for vast societies to interact. Technology has made globalization possible and, therefore, understanding how technology influences cultural understanding can help show whether cultural relativism is improving intercultural communication.
Through a study of globalization, the influence of technology on culture and the potential for conflict or lack thereof when cultures converge or diverge, it is possible to make conclusions about how “cultural relativism promotes solidarity and stability within a multicultural environment but impedes cultural growth".
The various assumptions that are made in this research project are mentioned in the complete project. The limitations of the research project are also mentioned in the finished project.
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MacDonald, K. (2009). Evolution, Psychology, and a conflict theory of culture. Evolutionary
Psychology, 7(2), 147470490900700206.
Tilley, J. J. (2000). Cultural relativism. Human Rights Quarterly, 22(2), 501-547.
