Essays on Etic

Introduction

According to cultural relativism, it is the view that there are no higher or lower cultures in all cultural and moral aspects ("Cultural Relativism", 2016). It is difficult to look at your own culture the way other cultures see it. In the article “Body Ritual among the Nacirema” Horace Miner describes American people in a satiric way, so it is not easy for readers to understand it. But it is the main strength or his article and he is not afraid to show his culture the way they always describe others. It is unfair to describe traditions of other ...

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Introduction In order to understand the cultural practices of other people and our own without being affected by ethnocentrism, we can use the guideline of cultural relativism. Cultural relativism is about understanding the cultural practices of other cultures by examining them from the contexts of those who practice them. Similarly, we can understand our cultural practices better by examining them from the context of others or outsiders. Ethnocentrism pushes a person to perceive his/her culture as superior to others, making it difficult to understand other cultures. This also makes it difficult to understand another culture from an emic perspective ...

PERSONAL AWARENESS AND PREPAREDNESS FOR SOCIAL WORK

PERSONAL AWARENESS AND PREPAREDNESS FOR SOCIAL WORK

Part 1

In the beginning, I have always regarded that being a social worker is similar to providing public service to people who may be in need of advice that is related to the social, emotional and life situation between a client and a social worker. The social workers are expected to have longer patience and being able to understand the issues inside the home, school and community for they are tasked to provide both direct and indirect services to students and families. Most people define a social worker is one who provides services ...