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The document discusses the concepts of cultural relativism and ethnocentrism. Cultural relativism is the view that cultural beliefs should be understood based on their cultural context rather than being judged against one's own cultural beliefs and values. Ethnocentrism is judging other cultures based on the standards and values of one's own culture. The document outlines classroom activities to help students differentiate between these concepts, understand why ethnocentrism is inevitable but problematic, and recognize that cultural practices should not necessarily be compared or judged against one another.

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Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism h4

The document discusses the concepts of cultural relativism and ethnocentrism. Cultural relativism is the view that cultural beliefs should be understood based on their cultural context rather than being judged against one's own cultural beliefs and values. Ethnocentrism is judging other cultures based on the standards and values of one's own culture. The document outlines classroom activities to help students differentiate between these concepts, understand why ethnocentrism is inevitable but problematic, and recognize that cultural practices should not necessarily be compared or judged against one another.

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UNDERSTANDING CULTURE SOCIETY AND POLITICS

I. OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the learner:


1. differentiate cultural relativism and ethnocentrism.
2. Become aware of why and how cultural relativism mitigates ethnocentrism.
3. Value cultural heritage and express pride of place without being ethnocentric.

II. SUBJECT MATTER


Topic: Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism
References : .Curriculum guide-core subject understanding culture, society and politics by Don
Bosco press, Inc.
Materials: manila papers

III. PROCEDURES:

Preliminary Activities:
Opening Prayer
Checking of Attendance
Review of the previous lesson
 ---5 mins
IV. Lesson Proper:

Review:
MOTIVATION: The Teacher will present pictures and ask the students what kind of cultural
perspective is shown. --- 5min

A.) Activity: the class will be divided into 4:


1. Give examples of cultural relativism and ethnocentrism.
2. Why do you think it is inevitable for us to become ethnocentric?
. --- 20min

B.) Analysis
1. What is cultural relativism and ethnocentrism?
2. Why do you think it is inevitable to become ethnocentric?
3. Do you think that whatever actions peoples do should not be compared or judged?
--5mins

C.) Abstraction

1. Cultural relativism is the view that no culture is superior to any other culture
when comparing systems of morality, law, politics, etc. It's the philosophical
notion that all cultural beliefs are equally valid and that truth itself is relative,
depending on the cultural environment. Those who hold to cultural relativism
hold that all religious, ethical, aesthetic, and political beliefs are completely
relative to the individual within a cultural identity.

Ethnocentrism is the tendency to apply one’s own cultural values in judging the
behavior and beliefs of people raised in other cultures.
2. We have established global human rights principles such as those set down in the
UN Charter(United Nations Charter). These are rights that everyone agrees
everyone should have. Furthermore, these rights are precisely the sort of rights
that explain what is wrong with colonialism and imperialism. What made our
forebears imperialists was not that they judged according to their own culture, but
that they violated (what we now recognize as) universal human rights. Yet
ironically many cultural relativists actually oppose universal human rights,
arguing that they are somehow imposing Western values on everyone else---
something that I think many of the people from non-Western cultures who helped
design and ratify the UN Charter may find baffling.
3. NO, researchers (anthropologist and sociologist) still observe and make
judgements but their goal is to make an accurate profile/ description in order to
minimize the possibility that their own expectations or personal judgement will
affect their observations and explanations.
----20min
D.) Application 25min
The students will answer the following questions:
1. Is it right to pass judgment on cultures not our own as inferior, threatening, or
disturbing?
2. Should we expect societies around the world to practice the same set of cultural
values and traits?
3. How is it possible to recognize the uniqueness of each society’s cultural traits and
not from the standpoint of one’s own society?
10min

V. ASSESSMENT:
Review and be prepared for quiz next meeting.
 

Prepared by:

RHEA O. PADILLA
TEACHER II

Checked by:

_________________

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