Ethnocentrism

“Stereotyping and prejudice” different cultures are categorized by other as being incompetent of doing the job correctly or being able to handle the responsibility and knowledge of how to be a leader. “Ethnocentrism” where one culture believes they are superior to another. The company “policies and practices” have not been developed to embrace diversity but to exclude it thus, denying equal opportunity for everyone. “Glass Ceiling” is discrimination based…

example is the behavior of the students in Fadi’s school and the perception they have about people from the Middle East tagging all of them as terrorists. Ethnocentrism is the preconception and evaluation of other cultures by judging them solely by the values and standard of one’s own culture (Collins English Dictionary). Ethnocentrism affects the communication process in the sense that it creates misunderstanding, misconception, mistrust, and conflict among other factors. One example…

awareness can advance best treatment modalities for all concerned” (Seiber 144). The lack of cultural competency in health care settings seems to stem from physicians that aren’t able to look beyond their ethnocentrisms and acknowledge that the problem exists. In response, physicians can “decrease ethnocentrism by being aware of one’s own cultural values and biases,” which can be best achieved through cultural sensitivity and awareness-training programs within their respective work environments.…

Ethnocentrism is the evaluation of different culture’s according to perceptions starting in the standards and customs of one’s culture. Religious imperialism can involve the active suppression of other religions. One classic example of religious imperialism…

The article Body Ritual among the Nacirema by Horace Miner is about culture and rituals. Culture is defined as “a system of ideas, values, beliefs, knowledge, norms, customs, and technology shared by almost everyone in a particular society” (Basirico, Cashion, and Eshleman 99). In other words, it’s a way of life in society or a specific geographical area. According to the author, Nacirema is between the Canadian Cree, the Yaqui, and Tarahumare of Mexico, which offer the readers some insight of…

we become too sheltered by it. While they learned the differences between each other, I do not think they truly understood or respected their ideas. I believe the authors focal point was the focal point of the result of this misunderstanding; ethnocentrism. While ideology is my central theme amongst all three of these articles I believe this article and prime example of…

This is all summarized by judging what you do not understand. Culture relativism is the opposite of ethnocentrism, thus being able to be on the outside and looking in on another culture without judging. I guess seeing the way my father was loving, affectionate, and pleasant to people that has molded myself into who I continue to be. My mother’s racism also…

Little Saigon in Garden Grove has the highest population of Vietnamese living in the United States. In fact, it is the highest number of Vietnamese living outside of Vietnam. How did they retain their language and cultural practices virtually unchanged after they immigrated to the United States? The preserve their culture and traditions and continue to teach it to the following generations that follows. Although, some of the children are born here they are still fluent on their Vietnamese…

1. In business communication is very important in order to exchange information between people. There are different types of levels of communication and flow of communication. The way in which a message can be affected, depends on the flow of communication. There are three types of communication flow. Downward communication flows from a supervisor to employee or from top to bottom of an organization chart. Upward communication is “a type of communication that is generally a response to…

The main idea discussed throughout the reading was the important role that culture plays in our lives. The first few pages include varying definitions of culture, yet the one I found to be most relevant was that, “culture is casually used shorthand for many things, ranging in meaning from innate biological tendencies to social institutions, and everything in between” (75). I found this to be most accurate because culture really does encapsulate so many aspects of our life. It is such a key…