People with different backgrounds can help each other see possibilities that they never thought were there because of limitations, or cultural proscriptions, posed by their own traditions. The Fallacy of In 2000, the United Nations (UN) estimated that there are around 5,000 honour killings, every year, worldwide (Chesler, 3:2010). Cultural relativism is the principle of regarding the beliefs, values, and practices of a culture should be viewed and judged from the viewpoint of that culture itself. Every society has their own way of looking at and dealing with certain situations. Becoming aware of these new possibilities will ultimately change the people that are exposed to the new ideas. This idea is that you cannot judge another culture based on your experiences within your own culture. Main components of these ideas were: all human being, by virtue of their common humanity possess dignity; certain human rights are fundamental, interdependent, and inalienable and cannot be overridden by cultural and religious tradition (Donnelly 1989:55). It caused the big toe to be closer to the heel causing the foot to bow.“Japanese Hip Hop and the Globalization of Popular Culture” Ian Condry“Health and Human Rights”, World Health Organization http://www.who.int/hhr/HHRETH_activities.pdf (pdf) Accessed June 2009Condry, Ian, 2001 “Japanese Hip-Hop and the Globalization of Popular Culture.” In Urban Life: Readings in the Anthropology of the City. The goal of this is promote understanding of cultural practices that are not typically part of one’s own culture. However, I am totally agree with the statement of Department of Justice, Canada, that says, while honour as a cultural justification for killing is in keeping with the mindset of certain groups, this motive cannot be attributed to entire populations….The existence of cultural norms and practices does not reduce individual responsibility except in those rare occasions where there is significant individual psychopathology.Adami, R (2012), “Reconciling Universality and Particularity through a Cosmopolitan Outlook on Human Rights,” American Anthropological Association (1947), “Statement on human rights” An-naim, A (1990), “Human Rights in the Muslim World: Socio-Political Condition and Scriptural Imperatives,” In Patrick Hayden (Eds. 12 October 2014 controversial, and in the last few centuries, not to mention decades and years, obvious errors have been
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