In What Ways Did Communism in Russia and China Benefit

question 84

Essay

In what ways did Communism in Russia and China benefit or hinder the position of women? How did women progress in education and the workplace? What were some obstacles that impeded true equality?

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Definitions:

Cultural Relativists

Adherents to the view that moral or ethical systems, which vary from culture to culture, are all equally valid and no one system is really "better" than any other.

Moral Absolutism

The thesis that at least some moral values and rules are universal. See absolutism.

Cultural Relativism

The view that cultures, as a matter of fact, have different views about what is morally right and wrong.

Ethical Relativism

A philosophical viewpoint suggesting that moral principles are valid only relative to specific social, cultural, or personal contexts.