Ethnocentrism

The term ‘Cultural Diversity’ refers to the presence of cultures different to the majority culture in a society. There are two approaches to cultural diversity: Multiculturalism, which institutionalises tolerance and inclusion by law and uniculturalism, which allows cultural minorities to express their culture but regards the majority culture as national ethos. The opposite of cultural diversity is the approach of monoculturalism, which aims for a homogenous society by only entitling the…

64), is another thing that we use to compare ourselves to others. Instead of dealing with how we compare people within a culture, ethnocentrism is all about how we compare different cultures. We are apt to consider our culture superior to others simply because it is what we are accustomed to, and we do not like things that are different. Ethnocentrism is good to an extent because it keeps us close to our way of life, but it can also be harmful because it keeps us from understanding other…

difficult as the mindset of people of different cultures are different, the language, signs and symbols are different. They said that different cultures have different meaning of words, behaviors and gestures. Culture also gives rise to prejudices, ethnocentrism, manners and opinions. It forms the way people think and behave. When people belonging to different cultures communicate, these factors can become barriers. The way you communicate is affected by your culture and the way you were brought…

unlike materialism, it carries a neutral connotation, however, the way western individualism is propagated is especially damaging. Individualism is acting in one’s best interest, which arguably, everyone does. However, when associated with ethnocentrism, western individualism, is acting in one’s self interest, regardless of the consequences. For instance, uranium mining. Silko…

1. Ethnocentrism is the presumption that an individual’s culture based on their customs and values is better than that of another. For this reason, it may have some negative effects on the speaker’s effectiveness. The audience, based on their cultural views may be offended if little value is placed on what they consider to be the norm or custom. Therefore, how they identify with the speaker’s message is paramount. For instance, some cultures may be open to inexactness whereas in other cultures…

it because of the reasons stated above but another reasonable amount of them do it because of ethnocentrism. Ethnocentrism plays an important role in ethnic nepotism. Its one of the biggest reasons why people resort to ethnic nepotism. Ethnocentrism occurs in ethnic nepotism when a person thinks less of a different ethnic group. As stated in a research paper from the University of Michigan “Ethnocentrism is a nearly universal syndrome of attitudes and behaviors. The attitudes include seeing ones…

attachments to a specific geographical location. A society having formed such perceptions and attachments can lead into conflicts with others over issues such as power shifts with lack of reprisals, oppression, historical grudges, political agendas, or ethnocentrism. According to the news article “Why Is There So Much Turmoil Right Now? Understanding the Outbreak of Conflicts” by abc news reporter Colleen Curry, it has been suggested by Ilan Berman (vice president of the American Foreign…

50). Basically, ethnocentrism is judging another culture as inferior to one’s own based upon the values set in one’s own cultural group. Thus, people from one culture might judge those of another culture in such aspects as behavior, religion, and language. I experienced a typical example of ethnocentrism on my trip back home last Christmas. A friend of mine decided to join me for the holidays. We had a layover…

working with the concept of human development. In the short excerpt we received of her book, we were introduced to several different ways of viewing culture when thinking about human development. In this excerpt the author mentions things such as ethnocentrism, various orienting concepts that pertain to understanding cultural processes, and cultural regularities, all concepts that I intend to discuss. Another issue that I will address in this essay is the value of cross culture research vs…

contact situations covered in this chapter. Explain each of the following key terms: ethnocentrism, competition, power, colonized minority groups, and immigrant minority group. How did group conflict vary when competition was over land instead of labor? The Noel Hypothesis: A theory about the creation of minority groups that asserts that if two or more groups come together in a contact situation characterized by ethnocentrism, competition, and a differential in power. Identifies three features…