Essays about: "cultural-relativism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the word cultural-relativism.

1. 1. AN ANALYSIS OF THE EARLY MAY FOURTH INTELLECTUALS’ INTERPRETATION OF ‟UNIVERSAL VALUES” - A Europe-China Cultural Encounter Perspective

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Quan Xin; [2022-06-23]
   Keywords : China; Europe; cross-cultural encounter; universal values; the May Fourth Movement; 20th century; ethical universalism; cultural relativism; New Youth;

   Abstract : There is an increased tension between China and the European Union (EU) over ‟universal values” of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. This is a question about ethical universalism and cultural relativism, a legendary debate by the Enlightenment thinkers. READ MORE

3. 2. The effects of female genital mutilation among teenage girls and young women in Nigeria.

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Rita Keredei; [2022]
   Keywords : Female Genital Cutting FGC ; Non-governmental organisation NGO ; perception; legislation; awareness; Gender-Based Violence GBV ; practice; UNICEF; World Health Organisation WHO ; traditional; women; health; girls; circumcision.;

   Abstract : Female genital cutting is a problem that has taken several dimensions and continues to be practiced despite enormous efforts and resources invested by governments,non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other stakeholders to ensure that the practice is discontinued worldwide. This study was conducted with the primary objective of assessing the views and perceptions of NGOs on the practice of female genital cutting in Nigeria. READ MORE

4. 3. Kinship-Based Control of Female Sexuality and Reproduction:Case Study of Virginity Testing in Tajikistan : A Normative Proposal of How to Reconcile the Global and the Local

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   Author : Jozefin Szász; [2021]
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   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to propose a normative approach to women's rights by the reconciliation of the global and the local, to demonstrate the interconnectedness of different levels of analysis. Through investigating the social and political context of Tajikistan, including two illustrative cases of virginity testing, a single case study of virginity testing is conducted. READ MORE

5. 4. Enduring Together : Psychosocial Support for Involuntary Family Separation in the Wake of Migration

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Joel Persson; [2021]
   Keywords : social work; psychosocial support; family separation; migration; ambiguous loss; resilience; narrative theory; narratology; coping; universalism; cultural-relativism; community; professional support; civil society;

   Abstract : Background Involuntary family separation due to forced migration is a particular form of suffering to which contemporary methods of psychosocial support seem scarce. It has been shown to cause mental and physical impairments that are often misdiagnosed for pathologies. READ MORE

6. 5. Morality Discourses of NGOs Working With FGM/C in Sierra Leone

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Mika Bergström; [2020]
   Keywords : Sierra Leone; FGM C; Universalism; Cultural Relativism; NGO; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis examines how moral discourse concerning FGM/C is articulated by the NGOs Amazonian Initiative Movement (AIM) and Advocacy Movement Network (AMNet) and with what consequences. It is a case study about these two organisations which uses content analysis as the main data collecting and analysing strategy. READ MORE