Cultural Relativism

The deliberate imposition of one’s own cultural values on another culture.

• Universalism

• Cultural Relativism

• Cultural Imperialism

• Culture Shock

An experience of personal disorientation when confronted with an unfamiliar way of life.

• Universalism

• Cultural Relativism

• Cultural Imperialism

• Culture Shock

Argues that culture is irrelevant to the validity of moral rules.

• Xenocentrism

• Universalism

• Cultural Relativism

• Cultural Imperialism

A belief that another culture is superior to one’s own.

• Xenocentrism

• Universalism

  Cultural

• Relativism

• Cultural Imperialism

This argues that different societies have different moral codes

• Xenocentrism

• Universalism

• Cultural Relativism

• Cultural Imperialism

The practice of evaluating another culture according to the standards of one’s own culture

• Ethnocentrism

• Xenocentrism

• Cultural Relativism

• Universalism

SCENARIO:

Leon, a full-blooded Filipino, who grew up in the Philippines, shared that the culture in America is far better than the Philippines since they don't have "marites" in that place.

• Xenocentrism

• Cultural Relativism

• Cultural Imperialism

• Culture shock

SCENARIO:

Liza S. is a full-blooded German, who grew up in Germany. She went to the Philippines for school research. She met a friend who introduced her to a Filipino street food called "balut". She's quite disgusted by the fact that balut comes from a fertilized duck egg.

• Xenocentrism

• Cultural Imperialism

• Culture Shock

• Ethnocentrism

SCENARIO:

When Eden went to Dubai to visit her sister, she immediately observed unfamiliar traditions. She cannot avoid comparing her country to Dubai.

• Cultural Relativism

• Cultural Imperialism

• Ethnocentrism

• Universalism

TRUE OR FALSE:

Many critics were still against Universalism since the ethical and moral bases are unclear and favored the Western culture's values.

• TRUE

• FALSE