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Note: While similar to the other question with the same illustration, this question specifically engages the issue of normativism.

One has the option to adopt a variety of perspectives, such as utilitarianism, normativism, relativism, individual entitlement, fairness and equality, and so forth, in making sense of an ethical issue. Often times the perspective that one brings to bear fundamentally determines how one interprets the ethical characteristics and circumstances of a particular issue. With that in mind, this question asks you to adopting and apply a normative perspective to the issue of, and in doing so, identify how it influences your interpretation of the cost of making a denim shirt.

Again, take another look at a key illustration in this assignment, namely the profile of how much does it cost to make a denim shirt in Bangladesh vs. the United States. This startling situation is not the exception. In a globalized market, virtually everything you can find at Target or Walmart that has been imported has the same price differential between its original point of production vs. a comparable point of production in America.

When one thinks about the reason for the cost differential, and reflects on the video profiles of arduous working conditions in places such as Bangladesh and, quite honestly, many, many similar places throughout the world, eventually, one has to make sense this situation.

Against the backdrop, as well as the larger context of this particular assignment, how would you make sense of the ethical implications this cost differential from a NORMATIVIST PERSPECTIVE?

Lastly, for those of you might be wondering, what qualifies as a normative perspective? That question is fairly straightforward. Pages 406 and 407 of your textbook profiles its general principles and specific practices.