Ethnocentrism

Chris, I always find your writing so evocative and thought provolking. Similar to your experiences with religion, I was brought up Christian (Roman Catholic to be exact). From Kindergarten to sixth grade, I was educated in a Moravian church related school. Every Wednesday, all students at Moravian Academy were required to wear navy blazers and khaki pants to the church service which was so foreign to what I was used to in a Roman Catholic mass. Once I transfered to a Catholic day school…

up important point concerning ethnocentrism and cultural relativism. Ethnocentrism is the concept of looking at other cultures, and comparing them in relation to your own culture. Using ethnocentrism usually causes the person to see other cultures as barbaric or inferior, while seeing their own culture as superior. This strongly relates to the video “The Danger of a Single Story” because when a person receives only a “single story” of a culture and uses ethnocentrism, that person becomes…

The world of Pojman On behalf of Pojman and his interpretation of universal moral principles “The individual realizes his personality through his culture, hence respect for individual differences entails a respect for cultural differences” The executive board of the American Anthropological Association (69) The executive board of the American Anthropological Association proposal was meant to acknowledge moral diversity in different cultures around the world. This fragment was part of an…

Anticipating aggressiveness How understanding inter-group processes can help us anticipate and manage violence in prisons Violence within prisons is a serious problem we are facing now in this day and age. The number of riots in a prison have drastically increased since the 19** to *** and has severe consequences as it can lead to harm coming to many prisoners and guards also. It is through understanding inter-group processes that we can then understand why this level of violence within prisons…

Stereotyping. Stereotyping is when you judge or assume facts about a person or group of people based on one attribute or identifying factor. Stereotyping is not an action, but the underlying thinking behind an action; therefore, it may not be known unless someone said their thoughts out loud. There is a stereotype that all high school students who live in a city and go to an urban school as people who are affiliated with gang activity. In an educational setting, this would be like a high school…

Issues related to diversity Unfortunately, many issues exist related to diversity. One issue could be nurses and other healthcare member view other groups in terms of a specific behavior, values, and attitudes due to Ethnocentrism. Blais & Hayes (2016) state, “Ethnocentrism refer to an individual’s belief that his or her culture’s beliefs and values are superior to those other cultures” (403). A lot of people can refuse to diversify and be willing to reject other cultures. Nurses need to…

In the book of Ezra, the main focus is the return of the exiles to Judah from Babylon, and the restoration of Jerusalem and the Temple. This return was approved by Cyrus, who was the king of Persia at the time. Under the imperial rule of Persia and permitted by the edict to return to their land, the exiles were able to eventually implement the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Law of Moses, as an authoritative tool in both public and personal life. The idea of the Law…

secretive. Him and his wife Emma had different religious backgrounds but she never told him to be someone he wasn’t or though her ways were better then his. If she did that would to be known as anthropology term ethnocentrism, she did the opposite, which would be considered non-ethnocentrism. Darwin believed that humans are helpful to each other and can do better for one another working in groups rather than alone. He was well known for coming up with the theory about humans and all living…

certain situations. She would immediately have to adapt to her new school life. 3) A person who discriminates Latinos simply because their culture is different from their own displays what? a) Colonialism b) Ethnocentrism c) Pacifism d) Material Culture Correct Answer/ B/pg.36: ethnocentrism is known as a tendency to use our own way of thinking to judge others. This person is judging someone based on your own ideas. 4) Which one of these would display a latent…

Culture is known as a diverse way of living in a society, with special practices of values, believes and practices. Culture does not only apply to the emotional side of people but also to the physical aspect of living life. It is a way of identifying and understanding the ways of people in their natural state. Culture is expressed by every individual all over the world, range from kid’s teens, adults, senior citizens, both on the male and female side. Culture is not something that is not learned…