Barry Ephraim M.

Pelicano
BS-Biology 3D
Central Mindanao University, Bukidnon, Philippines
s.pelicano.barryephraim@cmu.edu.ph
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What if you are in a certain community and knowing that they are practicing norms
different from what you know and practiced from your own culture, what would
you do? And why?

We are living in a postmodern world filled with different societies and cultures. If I
will immerse myself in a community that is different from mine, the first thing I
would do is NOT to force my cultural standards on their community and to
understand the differences between moral and non-moral standards. The reason
for doing this is to guide our deeds and act when we are interacting with them. Also,
when we know what values are non-moral, we would be able to filter what is good
or bad. Lastly, before going to a different community, it would be better to do some
research about their practices and find a common ground, for us to be aware and
understand them better. Nevertheless, we are to respect diversity of norms and
differences.