Too young to wed
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Prompt:
Describe how the journalists’ reactions to the child marriages were ethnocentric. (What did they say or do to
convey an ethnocentric perspective). What happened to allow the journalists (especially the second speaker) to
view these situations from a more cultural relativistic perspective.
Next, describe your own initial reaction to the video ­ was it one of ethnocentrism or cultural relativism? Was your
perspective changed at all by the journalists’ discussion of the various situations in which these child marriages
occurred?
And lastly, basedÕÉ≠†Њ† on your textbook author’s assertion: “Although cultural relativism does not suggest that
we must unquestionably accept every cultural variation, it does require a serious and unbiased effort to evaluate
norms, values, and customs in light of their distinctive culture” (Schaefer, 2015, p. 58) ­ Are there any cultural
variations that should absolutely NOT be accepted in any society? Why or why not?
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