inside a cultural group. There are three major causes of why ethnocentricity exists: individuals’ different life experiences‚ social and political power‚ and economic rationale. The truth is there is no one who can wholly abstain from being ethnocentric. Since it is impossible to experience the life situations of everyone in the world‚ we will always base some assumptions on life built from our existing finite life experience. It must also be noted that a worldview in which someone does not consider
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system. The geocentric theory‚ which proposed that the earth was at the centre of the universe and that the sun orbits it and the heliocentric theory‚ which correctly placed the sun at the centre of the solar system with the earth as part of its orbit‚ the theory also explained that day and night were caused by the earth’s rotation‚ this position was adopted by Galileo and published in 1613 in ‘Historia e dimonstrazioni intorno alle macchie solari’ (e notes: Galileo ). The geocentric theory‚ the
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Horace Miner writes about the Nacirema‚ a culture steeped in magic and superstition. Their ways of life are portrayed as uncivilized and barbaric. The Nacirema perform rituals and rites that are strange to us here in the civilized world. The description and portrayal of this tribe make it very hard for the reader to connect or even begin to understand such a strange people. Miner starts of the article creating an atmosphere of wonderment; “if all of the logically possible combinations of behavior
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Through the duration of the 16th and 17th century‚ the scientific method was the shift in the perspective of one’s way of seeing the world. This newfounded process urged philosophers to question tradition and build on rational‚ logical thought to draw conclusions. The scientific revolution brought light to new theories‚ such as the heliocentric system‚ which became a growing foundation for scientist to continue to research off of‚ and these theories being proven challenged the church by going against
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Asylum Seekers- creating compassion‚ forming fear and arising anger As a result of the substantial 17‚202 boat arrivals on Australian shores in 2012‚ it’s clear that the issue of Asylum Seekers isn’t something that can be taken lightly; in fact this one issue has polarised the entire nation of Australia. Those seeking asylum are desperately fleeing from a country of fear‚ conflict and trauma in search of a new life however the recent influx and the extensive numbers of arrivals call for a strong
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TOWARDS INTERNATIONAL AND TRANSNATIONAL MANAGEMENT While universal advice cannot be given ‚ every country has to face dilemas: - in relation to time - in relationships with people - in relation to natural environment The reserach in this book shows that there are different ways to approach these dilemmas in different countries because each country has its own culture . The managers examined to make up the data base of this reaserch have two different ways of building the
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Nicolaus Copernicus His Life: Throughout history people have always looked up at the sky and wondered about the universe. Some just wonder while others attempt to solve this mystery. One of the people who had endeavored to solve it was Nicolaus Copernicus. Copernicus was born in the present day town of Torun‚ Poland in February of 1473. While still a young boy‚ Copernicus was put in custody of his uncle when his father died. His uncle made sure that his nephew got the best education they could
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aspect of the Gende people of the Yandera village. In our culture gambling is looked down upon. However‚ for the Gende people it helps redistribute the wealth back into the economic system to those who are in need. If an anthropologist who had an ethnocentric view would walk into the Gende culture the effects could be disastrous. By taking away something as minuet to us as gambling it would quite possibly cause a huge downward spiral to their cultures overall well being. I believe that if there were
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Ethnocentrism is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one’s own ethnic culture. The concept of ethnocentrism has proven significant in the social sciences‚ both with respect to the issue of whether the ethnocentric bias of researchers colors the data they obtain‚ and the findings from research in anthropology and sociology. Such research has revealed ethnocentrism in every culture around the world‚ based on a number reasons‚ including religion‚ language‚ customs‚ culture
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a sense‚ are naive to the world around them. While this isn’t necessarily a bad thing‚ there is a great probability that not being aware of other cultures can have a negative affect on a persons career or way of life. Someone who is considered ethnocentric judges other cultures based on their own beliefs and culture. Typically‚ they believe that their way of doing things‚ is the right way. The phrase “my way or the highway” is a phrase that fits these types of people extremely well. In the business
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