Essays on Cultural Differences

Ethical relativism has always been a controversial issue in the history of philosophy to this day. It is a moral theory according to which there is no universal way to know what’s good and what’s not, which are from the perspective of moral relativism have different moral systems equal, ie, equal or no value. Ethical...

Such an outcome begs the question as to why relativism is inconsistent. First of all it does not provide a one thing. As Hilary Putnam states if “ ‘X is true relative to a person P’ and are themselves true or false aboslutely’ then it stands to reason that there is an absolute concept of...

Released in the United States in 2006, “Outsourced” is a romantic comedy directed by John Jeffcoat which showcases the journey of a Seattle call center manager named Todd Anderson whose job, along with the rest of his department at Western Novelty, is outsourced to India. He is unwillingly dispatched to a call center in India...

Historical Factors and Indigenous Health In the first half of the 20th Century the Australian government promoted the idea of a single, superior, white cultural society. The belief, that Indigenous Australians would eventually die out due to inferiority, weak genetic make-up and lack of intelligence. There was still the problem of “half-caste” children (now considered...

Moral relativism sates that ‘there’s not a single correct morality’ because the ethical or moral statements differs from one individual to another hence no one’s opinion of right and wrong is superior, all statements are correspondingly valid. The moral relativism is an extensive term, a lot of in person applied variety of different forms of...

Family is a basic unit in the society, that traditionally consists of two parents of the opposite sex rearing their children. Though this is still a reality in the current era, there are a variety of families that are seen. Some of the varieties that are currently seen are a single individual as the parent...

“Intercultural competence is defined as the ability to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes that lead to both visible behavior and communication that are effective and appropriate in intercultural interactions” (Deardorff, 2006). This is a skill that one should develop early on in life because it is important in everyday life as well as the year...

In today’s world where everyone is constantly traveling and living around the world, people are exposed to multicultural settings in their daily lives, including at work. This might enable people to adapt to other cultures and thus cultural differences will cease to exist which then makes it inconsequential or unimportant. I disagree with this view,...

Racism is like an epidemic disease that is uncontrollable. The more the disease itself be stimulated the faster it grows and infects another host. Every individual based their perspectives on other people according to their own standards and comfort zones. I argue that cultural diversity alone cannot solve the problem of institutional racism. The vast...

Introduction With rapid globalization and technological advancement throughout the world, organizations are constantly seeking to understand and implement new strategies that will provide them the competitive advantage to stand out from the rest. However, research has shown that managers in the twenty-first century are constantly having to face various challenges in the workplace. Managers now...