Rachel Ann P.

Razonable
BSBA 1-D

ACTIVITY 2
1.) What is Culture and Cultural Relativism?
Culture is the patterns of learned and shared behavior and beliefs of a particular
social, ethnic, or age group. It can also be described as the complex whole of collective
human beliefs with a structured stage of civilization that can be specific to a nation or
time period. Humans in turn use culture to adapt and transform the world they live in
and Cultural relativism refers to the refusal to judge a society according to our own
norms of what is right or wrong, strange or normal. Instead, we should try to
comprehend other people's cultural practices in their own cultural context. For example,
instead of thinking, "Fried crickets are revolting!" one should consider, "Why do some
cultures eat fried insects?" You may be surprised to learn that fried crickets or
grasshoppers are high in protein and have been consumed as a healthy food source for
thousands of years in Mexico's Oaxaca region cuisine.

2.) How does culture affect a person?

You may be affected by culture in various ways. Culture has an impact on how
you shape and sustain relationships. Relationships, for example, can be considered
voluntary or mandatory. This has an impact on how adults allow children to develop
relationships: do they get to choose who they play with, or are children allowed to play
in specific ways in order to benefit the group? In terms of personality characteristics,
culture has an impact on whether and how you value modesty, self-esteem, politeness,
and assertiveness. Culture has an effect on how you interpret uncertainty and how you
feel about depending on others. In terms of achievement, culture has an impact on how
you define success and whether you value specific types of individual and community
accomplishments. Last but not least, culture has an impact on expressing emotions.
How and whether you consider your emotions public or private is affected by your
culture.
3.) Cite (4) cultures globally which contradict one another and (why do these
cultures contradict one another.)
To begin with, nearly every aspect of human behavior is learned, from shopping
to marriage to emotional expressions. People in Canada like to think of marriage as a
decision made by two people who love each other. Marriages have been arranged in
other countries and times through a complex method of interviews and negotiations
involving whole families, or through a simpler mechanism such as a mail-order bride.
Marriage customs of a Nigerian family may seem strange or even incorrect to anyone
raised in Winnipeg. Someone from a typical Kolkata family, on the other hand, may be
perplexed by the concept of romantic love as the basis for a lifelong commitment like
marriage. In other words, how people interpret marriage is primarily influenced by what
they have been taught. People feel more secure and "normal" when they are familiar
with these written and unwritten cultural laws. The majority of people want to go about
their everyday lives knowing that their actions will not be questioned or interrupted.
Learning-based behavior is therefore not a negative thing, but it does raise the issue of
how to deal with cultural differences.

4.) What Marinduque culture is unique and how does it affect our morality.
Putong or tubong is one of the unique cultures in Marinduque. It is a form of
thanksgiving and prayer for a long and blessed life. Marinduqueños are considered to
be hospitable and very welcoming. One such proof to that claim, is the tradition of
putong or tubong. A custom of welcoming and honoring friends and visitors.