Ethnocentrism

As an individual there is always something new that will intrigue us and without thinking much about it, we just want to delve into understanding and learning that which caught our attention. This is one reason why we need to be aware of the different cultures that are out there. I must admit that with little or no exposure this can be difficult. Beyond the understanding, the most important aspects are how these differences are communicated and the different verbal codes and gestures that are…

The film Babies, that we watched in class, was a very interesting and a great example of how cultures differ in communication. It was amusing to watch the cultures that majorly differed from my own. The most surprising part of this film was the way parents raised children in Mongolian culture and Namibian culture. When going in to the film, I expected exactly what the movie was about, which was exploring very interesting cultures and the different ways of raising children within them. The…

Antonio had this to say about the way historians base their arguments against the Articles, “The criticisms about the Articles of Confederation are based on a set of assumptions that in anthropological terms could be described as ethnocentric. Ethnocentrism is the evaluation of a society or culture from the perspective of one’s own culture and imposing as a standard of judgment one’s own values.” Boyd is saying that the Articles of Confederation shouldn’t be judged by what the Constitution says…

I went to the Pilipino Street Festival on October 29th, 2016 at the Bayou City Event Center. I must say that I was totally surprised to see so many people; the place was packed. There was a good environment, music, dance performances, and beauty pageants. Although, I did not feel familiarized at first, I could see that there were people from different cultures and not just Filipinos’ that helped me not to feel constrained. The queue to buy the tickets was quite long. When I arrived to the Bayou…

This essay will discuss culture safety of the following articles “Cultural safety in nursing education and practice in Aotearoa New Zealand”, “Cultural immersion enhancing nursing skills”, “Perception of cultural safety and attitudes a nursing students reflection and artwork”. These articles outline cultural safety from three individuals’ point of view. The articles by Bryson and Newson will then be compared and discussed. Richardson (2011) stated that since 1990 when New Zealand introduced…

1. The one or two areas regarding understanding or managing diversity in which I am most strong are: Diversity is the attributes pertinent to an individual in which reinforces the perception that the individual is different to other individuals (De Janasz, Dowd, & Schneider, 2015). Being a registered nurse I encounter patient diversity every single day I go to work. I have taking any diversity classes at the hospital in order to increase my awareness of diversity and properly manager diversity.…

Good morning/afternoon everyone, thank you for inviting me to this lovely multicultural festival, it’s a great honour to be speaking to all of you today. As you can see behind me, I’m going to try and clear up some misunderstandings in regards to Japan and how they were depicted during World War 2. You might be asking like “oh, why would she be teaching us about how they were misunderstood in WW2? Why not teach us about how they are now, in modern times?” And very good question! Thanks for…

Native American response paper This response paper will be on the articles A Tour of Indian Peoples and Indian Lands by David E. Wilkins and Winnebagos, Cherokees, Apaches, and Dakotas by Debra Merskin. The first article discusses what the Indian tribes were and where they resided. There are many common terms to refer to the native people including American Indians, Tribal nations, indigenous nations, first peoples, and Native Americans. Alaskan natives are called by their territories like the…

Discrimination is a prevalent issue in society that has decreased over time, but is still occurring. It can be found in more subtle ways than in the past when Whites had their own water fountain to drink out of and Blacks were forced to sit in the back of the bus. The movie, Crash, depicts the prejudice that is present in modern day society. The characters show how people of different races and social classes interact with one another. The stereotypes about the different races are evidently…

predetermined impressions associated with a particular group, upon meeting someone of that group, you will only see them for the characteristics that you assign to that group of people. Another factor that contributes to racial discrimination in Canada is ethnocentrism, which is the tendency to view the beliefs, values, and behaviours of other cultures to be inferior to those of…