Ethnocentrism By Richanda L. Brown SSCI210-1204A-06 AIU 8-30-2012 Abstract This paper will evaluate the movie The Stoning of Soraya M. and discuss the effect of ethnocentrism on individuals‚ societies‚ and multinational corporations. This paper will provide a comprehensive overview of ethnocentrism and focus on the cultural observations made based on cultural experience. Ethnocentrism Introduction Our text defines ethnocentrism as the practice of judging another culture by the standards
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the greatest supremacy of the world‚ we have the most advanced and sophisticated culture in history. The inferior British drive on the wrong side of the road‚ and Greeks reek of the scent of Garlic. Does garlic really smell bad? Maybe the right side is the wrong side of the road‚ and other countries may feel the same way about their culture as those Yankees feel about their USA. What do we call the sense of cultural superiority? Sociology has a term called ethnocentrism‚ which is defined as “the tendency
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Everest is an excerpt from the story “Touch the Top of the World” by Erik Weihenmayer‚ while “To Climb the Devil’s Thumb” is a story by Jon Krakauer. Both of them relate to mountain-climbing and internal conflict. They are similar in their general subjects‚ however when looking deeper you can find that they have two vastly different tones. Everest‚ from “Touch the Top of the World‚” is about a group of mountain climbers who set out to climb Mt. Everest. One of the main characters‚ “Big E‚” is a
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Madeline Hart Mr. Bruce Richardson Principles of Management 20 October 2014 IKEA is On Top of the Furniture World There are certain necessities that consumers will buy in their lifetime. Furniture is on the top of that list. With so many consumers shopping to decorate and make their homes livable‚ there is a definite competition out in the furniture world today. One company name stands out more than others. IKEA sits with a high reputation among consumers and other businesses. They not only
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Contents Top 5 Businessmen in the world 1 1. Steve Jobs 3 2. Rupert Murdoch 5 3. Lloyd Blankfein 7 4. Eric Schmidt‚ Larry Page‚ and Sergey Brin 9 5. BILL GATES 13 Top 5 Businessmen in the world Success is a very relative term for all of us but there are certain names who are not only influential all around the globe but are also famous for the struggle for being what they are. Every big name has a story attached with his name and has something different to offer. These names keep
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Ethnocentrism is an important topic for modern anthropology for many reasons. Firstly‚ we must understand that ethnocentrism is the incorrect belief that ones own group is in some way superior to others‚ and the standard by which others are judged. This belief has unfortunately been an important factor in the history of the human race. It has been in existence forever‚ and therefore is very pertinent to the field of cultural anthropology. Secondly‚ ethnocentrism has been the cause of many wars
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According to Potter & Perry (2014)‚ ethnocentrism is defined as “members of ethnic groups that display a tendency to view their own way of life as more valuable than others” (p. 111). Ethnocentrism can become a cultural conflict if a nurse does not understand the cultural differences and resorts to using their own values and beliefs when caring for a patient. It is
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Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary clearly defines ethnocentrism as the “characterization by or based on the attitude that one’s own group is superior.” To address the deeper issues associated to ethnocentrism requires a more explicit definition. In this sense‚ ethnocentrism can be defined as the making of false assumptions regarding others’ ways based on our own limited experience. The key word is assumptions‚ because oftentimes we are not even aware that we are being ethnocentric -- we don’t understand
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In Donetsk’s Lenin Square‚ Yuroslav Korotenko keeps a constant vigil inside a collapsible shelter set up just a few feet away from a monolithic statue of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin. "We stay here and save this monument and this place‚ because people in the West come this place with war‚" Korotenko says. "People from Donetsk think about peace with Russian Federation and don’t want war in our town." Korotenko portrays him self as a guardian of the square‚ in which countless numbers
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Please define and compare and contrast ETHNOCENTRISM and CULTURAL RELATIVISM. Discuss how you have experienced OR witnessed both concepts in our American Society. Ethnocentrism is viewing your own culture as more superior than any other culture‚ that all other groups are measured in relation to one’s own. Ethnocentrism can lead to cultural misinterpretation and it often distorts communication between human beings. + while cultural relativism is "the concept that the importance of a particular
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