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1. Cultural relativism.

Author

O'Connell, John

Subjects
CULTURAL relativism, ETHNOPSYCHOLOGY, RIGHT & wrong, ALCOHOL drinking, BRIBERY
Abstract

Cultural relativism refers to the proposition that what is right or wrong, good or bad, justifiable or not, depends upon the culture in which it occurs. Two examples illustrate cultural relativism: drinking alcoholic beverages is not bad or wrong in Great Britain or Ireland, but is wrong (and punishable by the authorities) in Middle Eastern countries; bribery is illegal under the laws of the United States, but is an accepted business practice in many countries. It is difficult to dispute this part of the cultural relativism proposition (that major differences exist between cultures/countries in what is considered good/bad, moral/immoral, etc). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2005

2. Reconsidering the Problem of 'Bogus' Refugees with 'Socio-economic Motivations' for Seeking Asylum.

Author

Zimmermann, SusanE.

Subjects
*POLITICAL refugees, *SOCIOECONOMIC factors, *MORAL panics, *INTERNAL migration, *SOCIAL perception, *RIGHT & wrong
Abstract

'Bogus' asylum seekers are widely alleged to be 'abusing' the UK's system, whilst similar perceptions exist more widely among industrialized host states. This article examines physical mobility for the purpose of claiming asylum, and whether it is meaningful to claim that the UK asylum route is being misused or abused by 'bogus' refugees with 'socio-economic motivations'. It examines procedural and definitional challenges to existing framings of the 'right' and 'wrong' forms of asylum mobility, and tests assumptions behind what it means to be 'bogus' or 'genuine' with reference to original empirical data. This article asks how different asylum mobilities are contested and made meaningful at the 'gate', presenting a challenge to such framings to reconsider the nature of what 'problem' exists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2011
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