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Module 5: Cultural Relativism - Group 1

Total questions: 5

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Travis keeps rejecting Taylor's suggestions. Taylor told the manager about Travis' behavior but the Manager said "hayaan mo na, ganiyan talaga mga chinese mababa tingin sa mga babae" What Cultural Relativism problem has shown in the statement?

a)

Tolerance of Social Injustice

b)

Moral Dilemma

c)

Assumption of fully knowing other culture is impossible

d)

Rejection of Moral Standards

e)

None of the above

2.

“When you are in Rome, live as the Romans do” this quote is an example of?

a)

Cultural Diversity

b)

Cultural Relativism Strength

c)

Cultural Relativism

d)

All of the above

3.

Maria, a Filipino nurse, recently migrated to another country to work in a hospital. Although she is skilled and licensed, some of her colleagues assign her only the most basic tasks, assuming she is less competent because of her accent and ethnicity.

a)

tolerance and acceptance of social injustices and inhumane activities

b)

Vulnerability to Racial Discrimination

c)

Rejection of higher universal or common moral standards

d)

Nove of the above

4.

Which of the following is not a strength of cultural relativism?

a)

Helps avoid moral dictatorship

b)

promotes harmony and unity

c)

rejection of common standards

d)

none of the above

5.

An exchange student studying in another country claims that it is futile to analyze or interpret the traditions and beliefs of her host community because, as an outsider, she can never truly understand their culture. She argues that any attempt to do so will always be distorted by her own background. Which problem in cultural relativism does her view illustrate?

a)

Vulnerability to racial discrimination

b)

Assumption that truly knowing other culture is impossible

c)

tolerance of social injustice

d)

rejection of common moral standards

e)

All of the above