Immigration Immigration is one of the biggest factors in why cultural relativism even exists. The surge of immigration to Westernized areas can be highly attributed to the increases in technology. Whole families can move from one area of the world to the other via plane or boat. Some families travel to other countries for job opportunities, for hope of a better future, or even to flee the circumstances they are enduring. When people immigrate to other lands, they carry their cultures with them into their new environments. Sometimes they settle in communities with similar values to what they are already familiar with. Other times they are completely out of their comfort zones and have to integrate into communities that they have never experienced.
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According to the Canadian government, as of January 2, 2017, 39,671 Syrians had been resettled. This is in part due to businesses that offered money and job opportunities to refugees. To gracious donations that citizens made. To people opening up their homes and welcoming unfamiliar faces. They exhibited multiculturalism by allowing the Syrian minorities the ability to maintain their separate identities while freely living in Canada (Henslin). So what does this have to do with cultural relativism? The Canadian people who contributed to piloting the efforts of welcoming the refugees displayed cultural relativism in exemplary ways. They welcomed people that they had never even met, who spoke a completely different language, dressed a different way, and had many other cultural differences. They did so without forcing them to adopt the typical customs and behaviors of a Canadian citizen. Both groups of people were generally tolerant of one another, withholding judgment and prejudice that many other countries were displaying to the …show more content…
In a discussion on multiculturalism, he stated, “race and ethnicity have always shaped our national identity, we just don’t admit that”. This statement could not hold any more truth. To define these terms, race refers to biological traits that are considered socially significant, including factors like the color of our skin color or hair texture. Ethnicity includes more factors of culture, such as a common language or form of dress (“Race and Ethnicity Defined”). Race relations have had and still do have peaks and troughs in nearly every country. However, after persistent fighting, advocating, and movements worldwide, people of minority races have had their voices heard. In a number of cases, people of all races and ethnicities can inhabit the same space, take the New York City “Melting Pot” metaphor for example. Race and ethnicity are factors that you cannot change about a person. If racism and colorism could one day be eradicated, we could further appreciate this aspect of cultural diversity.
Language It goes without saying that there is not right or wrong way to speak. So many barriers have been broken down with language and we can communicate with one another in more ways than ever before. Some people even go the extra mile to learn the language of their culturally different neighbor. A single person could be fluent in languages like English, Spanish, Swahili and
According to the Canadian government, as of January 2, 2017, 39,671 Syrians had been resettled. This is in part due to businesses that offered money and job opportunities to refugees. To gracious donations that citizens made. To people opening up their homes and welcoming unfamiliar faces. They exhibited multiculturalism by allowing the Syrian minorities the ability to maintain their separate identities while freely living in Canada (Henslin). So what does this have to do with cultural relativism? The Canadian people who contributed to piloting the efforts of welcoming the refugees displayed cultural relativism in exemplary ways. They welcomed people that they had never even met, who spoke a completely different language, dressed a different way, and had many other cultural differences. They did so without forcing them to adopt the typical customs and behaviors of a Canadian citizen. Both groups of people were generally tolerant of one another, withholding judgment and prejudice that many other countries were displaying to the …show more content…
In a discussion on multiculturalism, he stated, “race and ethnicity have always shaped our national identity, we just don’t admit that”. This statement could not hold any more truth. To define these terms, race refers to biological traits that are considered socially significant, including factors like the color of our skin color or hair texture. Ethnicity includes more factors of culture, such as a common language or form of dress (“Race and Ethnicity Defined”). Race relations have had and still do have peaks and troughs in nearly every country. However, after persistent fighting, advocating, and movements worldwide, people of minority races have had their voices heard. In a number of cases, people of all races and ethnicities can inhabit the same space, take the New York City “Melting Pot” metaphor for example. Race and ethnicity are factors that you cannot change about a person. If racism and colorism could one day be eradicated, we could further appreciate this aspect of cultural diversity.
Language It goes without saying that there is not right or wrong way to speak. So many barriers have been broken down with language and we can communicate with one another in more ways than ever before. Some people even go the extra mile to learn the language of their culturally different neighbor. A single person could be fluent in languages like English, Spanish, Swahili and