| Cultural Relativism in the Face of the West: The Plight of Women and Female Children 2008 Edition Contributor(s): Billet, B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312221312 ISBN-13: 9780312221317 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $89.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: While the merit of universalism and cultural relativism are perennially contested, this insightful analysis argues that the human rights of women and female children are best realized through the establishment of cross-cultural human rights universals. Western universalism has been quick to dismiss alien cultural practices as dysfunctional, while cultural relativists continue to bellow the ills of cultural imperialism. Case studies on circumcision, infanticide, prostitution, and labor provide substantive contexts in which to evaluate these arguments. Billet utilizes a six-fold analytical framework to detail particular aspects of each practice and to present potential resolutions for the disparity between the extremes of Western universalism and cultural relativism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy - Political Science | Political Freedom - Political Science | Comparative Politics |
| Dewey: 323.01 |
| LCCN: 2006049143 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.6" W x 8.3" (0.85 lbs) 227 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Billet examines the debate between the uniform application of universal human rights and cultural relativism. Billet outlines the foundations and evolution of both schools of thought. The book also examines case studies that involve either women or children and are typically viewed by the West as violations of fundamental human rights. |