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9/19/2020 Analysis Paper: Ethics of Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism
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Analysis Paper: Ethics of Ethnocentrism and Cultural
Relavism
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Introduction
The purpose of this exercise is to help you understand the difference between taking an ethnocentric
view of a behavior and taking a culturally relative view of a behavior, as well as understanding how
ethnocentrism and cultural relativism shape our ethics. After reading the passage that follows these
instructions, write your own response to the questions listed below. This should be in an essay format of
300 to 500 words. Please fully explain why you chose your answers as the grading examines your
reasoning for choosing different answers. You can refer to your textbook or notes for this assignment. I
encourage you to look at the grading rubric before starting the assignment.
Do the following:
1. Read the following news story:
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/14/nyregion/toddler-left-outside-restaurant-is-returned-
to-her-mother.html (Links to an external site.)
(https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/14/nyregion/toddler-left-outside-restaurant-is-returned-to-her-
mother.html)
Toddler, Left Outside a Restaurant, is Returned to Her Mother
2. Read ASA Code of Ethics: (see below)
3. Review the concepts of Ethnocentrism and Culture Relativism from your text.
Instructions: After completing the reading, write an essay (300 to 500 words) in which you address the
following questions:
1. Define the concepts of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism, and explain why cultural relativism is
often used by sociologists.
2. In a paragraph in your essay, write an ethnocentric interpretation of the parents actions.
3. In a paragraph in your essay, write a culturally relative interpretation of the parents actions.
4. If you were a sociologist using the ASA Code of Conduct to advise the police on policing practice,
explain which ethical principles might apply to this situation, and why.
5. In your view did the police officers behave ethically by removing the child and arresting the parents?
Using what you have learned about ethics in sociology, explain why or why not?
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Ethics Assignment Rubric
The American Sociological Association’s (ASA’s) Code of Ethics sets forth the principles and ethical
standards that underlie sociologists’ professional responsibilities and conduct. Some of the main
principles include the following:
Principle A: Professional Competence
Sociologists strive to maintain high levels of competence in their work; they recognize the limitations of
their expertise; and they undertake only those tasks for which they are qualified by education, training, or
experience
Principle B: Integrity
Sociologists are honest, fair, and respectful of others in their professional activitiesin research,
teaching, practice, and service.
Principle C: Professional and Scientific Responsibility
Sociologists adhere to the highest scientific and professional standards and accept responsibility for their
work
Principle D: Respect for Peoples Rights, Dignity, and Diversity
Sociologists respect the rights, dignity, and worth of all people. They strive to eliminate bias in their
professional activities, and they do not tolerate any forms of discrimination.
Principle E: Social Responsibility
Sociologists are aware of their professional and scientific responsibility to the communities and societies
in which they live and work.
Principle F: Human Rights
In the course of their research, teaching, practice, and service, sociologists are committed to professional
behaviors consistent with promoting the human rights of all people, including other sociologists. In their
professional lives, sociologists strive to use their knowledge and skills to advance the cause of human
rights worldwide.
9/19/2020 Analysis Paper: Ethics of Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism
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Criteria Ratings Pts
10.0 pts
10.0 pts
10.0 pts
Ethical Issue
Recognition
10.0 pts
Exceeds Objective
Recognizes ethical issues
when issues are presented
in a complex, multilayered
(gray) context OR can
grasp interrelationships
among the issues
8.0 pts
Meets Objective
Recognizes basic and
obvious ethical issues
and grasps
(incompletely) the
complexities or
interrelationships
among the issues.
6.0 pts
Does Not Fully
Meet Objective
Recognizes basic
and obvious
ethical issues but
fails to grasp
complexity or
interrelationships.
4.0 pts
Does Not
Meet
Objective
Does not
recognize
basic and
obvious
ethical
issues.
Ethical Self-
Awareness
10.0 pts
Exceeds Objective
Discusses in
detail/analyzes ones
own core beliefs and
the origins of the
core beliefs.
8.0 pts
Meets
Objective
States ones
own core
beliefs and the
origins of the
core beliefs.
6.0 pts
Does Not Fully Meet
Objective
States either ones
own core beliefs or
articulates the origins
of the core beliefs but
not both.
4.0 pts
Does Not Meet
Objective
Does not state ones
own core beliefs nor
articulates the
origins of the core
beliefs.
Application
of Ethical
Perspectives
10.0 pts
Exceeds Objective
Applies ethical
perspectives/concepts
to an ethical question
accurately, and
considers full
implications of the
application
8.0 pts
Meets Objective
Applies ethical
perspectives/concepts
to an ethical question
accurately, but does
not consider the
specific implications
of the application.
6.0 pts
Does Not Fully Meet
Objective
Applies ethical
perspectives/concepts
to an ethical question,
but the application is
inaccurate.
4.0 pts
Does Not
Meet
Objective
Does not
identify the
relevant
ethical
perspectives
or concepts
to a
question
and does
not apply
them to the
question.
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Total Points: 40.0
Criteria Ratings Pts
10.0 pts
Writing
Quality
10.0 pts
Exceeds
Objective
A properly
structured essay
with no
grammatical
errors in the
writing.
8.0 pts
Meets Objective
A properly
structured essay
with few
grammatical
errors in the
writing.
6.0 pts
Does Not Fully
Meet Objective
A properly
structured essay
with some
grammatical
errors in the
writing.
4.0 pts
Does Not Meet
Objective
The essay has some
structural errors and/or
contains many
grammatical errors in the
writing.
