Ethnocentrism And Racism

Have you ever imagined a world where everyone was treated equally? A world where cultures interact or learn from each other, instead assume false assumptions. Everyone has experimented with ethnocentrism. Many people may not recognize the problem; they may not realize that ethnocentrism occurs everywhere and every day. This may be happening during our daily lives or during political ways. Ethnocentrism is viewing one's culture as superior or as the standard. This term was coined ever since people started viewing and criticizing different cultures and their way of living. Everyone is victimized by ethnocentrism and it exists because people in general cause the problem. This topic is important to talk about because it involves everyone from the …show more content…
For instance, an experience I had with racism is that I see many random people looking or acting a certain way when they encounter a Hispanic or Mexican- American. They may disrespect me and my family for being a Mexican family and thinking that we are illegal immigrants. In addition, a man named Donald J. Trump wants this type of world when he states that he will make America great again (Vasquez) (N.P). Americans or people in general just want chaos and hatred towards one another. I believe that this racism towards Hispanic and illegal immigrants will not stop, but cause even more than what is expected to happen. My ethnocentric views of racism is not the only thing that has a negative impact on my perspective on others, so is ideology it has an equal effect as …show more content…
This due to ideology, as I seen the news and saw how people now days want equal opportunities in their cultural or social life. For example, an experience I had with ideology is that I see the news and heard many points of view about the way this society is organized. Every culture has a social system that serves to justify the way of life or the purpose one is living. Many want to eliminate discrimination based on gender, color, race, religion, equal rights and many more. In addition, “rather than seeing great people creating a great nation, most young Americans now only see racist, sexist, rich, slave-owning white males” (Prager) (N.P). I believe that ideology in our society just brings our values down. Now day’s people just care for themselves, hate, discriminate and everything will get worse not just in society, but to the entire world. Not only has my ethnocentric views of ideology has negatively impacted my perspective on others, but stereotypes has also effected how I see the world as