Ethnocentrism is the tendency to believe that one’s ethnic or cultural group is centrally important‚ and that all other groups are measured in relation to one’s own. The ethnocentric individual will judge other groups relative to his or her own particular ethnic group or culture‚ especially with concern to language‚ behavior‚ customs‚ and religion. These ethnic distinctions and sub-divisions serve to define each ethnicity’s unique cultural identity. Some ways to overcome the ethnocentrism:
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Ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s culture is more superior to others and that they hold all others in comparison to their own. It is a concept that was introduced in the beginning of this course and has played a role in discussions throughout the semester. At first it is difficult to understand what ethnocentrism is and why it plays such a prominent role‚ but with the reoccurring appearance of the term in class‚ the importance behind it becomes more evident. If an individual has the perspective
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U.S Military: Cultural Awareness Congressional and military leaders have directed improvement in cultural awareness training throughout the Department of Defense. However there are severe challenges‚ especially in an era of limited resources‚ transformation and combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Research shows that cultural decisions may not always achieve their desired effect; many bad decisions are a result of cultural ignorance. This article showed several ways to improve cultural awareness
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J.C. Casquejo Real Women Have Curves The movie “Real Women Have Curves‚” by Patricia Cardoso addresses the different aspects of culture. In the movie‚ Ana Garcia is caught in between two very different cultures. With the two cultures at different ends of the spectrum‚ and the inner turmoil that goes along with it; Ana must figure out how to navigate both cultures without losing the bonds that she has with her family. The film begins by drawing the line between the two different cultures
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Ethnocentrism refers to an individual who sees‚ thinks‚ and idealizes with the idea that his cultural background and nationality is beyond better than that of others. In today’s modern and complex society‚ many Americans tend to live by this belief or idea of ethnocentrism; they believe they are better off‚ because the United States of America is looked at‚ thought of‚ and respected as one of the most powerful and decorated nations in the world today. Despite having different beliefs based on culture
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OPPORTUNITY CREATES ETHICAL DILEMMAS Definition of ethical dilemmas Ethical dilemmas‚ also known as a moral dilemmas‚ are situations in which there are two choices to be made‚ neither of which resolves the situation in an ethically acceptable fashion. In such cases‚ societal and personal ethical guidelines can provide no satisfactory outcome for the chooser. Ethical dilemmas assume that the chooser will abide by societal norms‚ such as codes of law or religious teachings‚ in order to make the choice
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analysis into the Coroner’s Inquest of Nola Walker (NW) following a motor vehicle accident (MVA) she was involved in. NW death was considered a reportable death‚ thereby subject to a coronial inquest. The focus of this essay is to discuss the legal and ethical considerations faced by the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) in regards to their involvement in the MVA and how their actions may have impacted on the death of NW. 2.0 Discussion 2.1 The facts On the morning of the 17th may 2005‚ the QAS were
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Bibliography: (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. (2009). Ethical Principals of Counselling and Psychotherapy. Available: http://www.bacp.co.uk/ethical framework/ethics.php. Last accessed 20th Jan 2012.) (Virginia M. Axline (1967). Dibs in Search of Self. New York: Ballantine Books. P80.) (Janice Russell‚ Graham Dexter‚ Tim Bond. 1992 Differentiation Between
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Ethical dilemmas are common issues that every businessman has to face at their working environment. It is not such an easy task for businessman to have an ethical decision making‚ to choose what the “right” thing to do. In this following factual scenario‚ John also has to face some ethical dilemmas in his working environment and have difficulty to find appropriate solution. After a brief summary of the facts‚ I will discuss some ethical dilemmas which John is confronting and some approaches to ethical
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says that people only obey laws to avoid the consequence‚ however if they knew they could get away with breaking the law they would certainly do so. Psychological egoism does not imply Ethical egoism. In fact they are two different things. Psychological egoism says that we DO always act selfishly and Ethical egoism says that we SHOULD act selfishly. Psychological egoism is the belief that people are only out for themselves all the time and just trying to be. Take for example an alcoholic‚ does
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