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Question: The purpose of this exercise is to help you understand the difference between taking an ethnocentric view of a behavior and taking a culturally relative view of a behavior, as well as understanding how ethnocentrism and cultural relativism shape our ethics. After reading the passage that follows these instructions. Please fully explain why you chose your answers as the grading examines your reasoning for choosing different answers. You can refer to your textbook or notes for this assignment. You are encouraged to look at the grading rubric before starting the assignment. Do the following: Read the following fact sheet and watch the linked video about the cultural practice of female genital cutting: Read: World Health Organization Fact Sheet linked here Watch: brief news story on the practice performed in Eastern Uganda Read the American Sociological Association (ASA) Code of Ethics: (see below) Review the concepts of Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism from the textbook. Instructions: After completing the reading, write an essay (300 to 500 words) in which you address the following questions: What is your opinion on the cultural practice of female genital cutting? Explain the sociological roots of your opinion by focusing on elements of your culture (use sociological terminology of the textbook chapter on culture). In a paragraph in your essay, define ethnocentrism and write a reaction to the practice of female genital cutting that would be considered ethnocentric. Explain how ethnocentrism can lead to violation of specific principles of the ASA Code of Ethics. In a paragraph in your essay, define cultural relativism and write a reaction to the practice of female genital cutting that would be considered culturally relativistic. Explain why cultural relativism should be used by sociologists, and reference specific principles from the ASA Code of Ethics.