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    Allen Mr.Savastano Pre-IB English III 29 April 2010 During the Common Era the eastern world managed to portray huge amounts of Ethnocentrism which operated internally on the minds of conquered societies as well as cultures. The eastern perception on the way of life degraded other traditions in order to uplift the status of their own beliefs. The correlation of Ethnocentrism led to the encouragement of Nationalism demonstrating the characterization of hubris. In the text Things Fall Apart‚ Chinua Achebe

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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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    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 to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one ’s own culture” (about sociology). Many claim that ethnocentrism occurs in every society. The opposite of ethnocentrism is multiculturalism‚ which is the belief that all cultures are basically equal. Ethnocentricity is essentially a double-edged sword‚ and

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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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    12-20-12 Crash Stereotypes The movie Crash is a film that begs audiences to question all the discrimination and all the wrongs that occur and are often unseen by the general public. Crash tells joining stories of whites‚ blacks‚ Latinos‚ Asian‚ Iraqis‚ cops and criminals‚ the rich and the poor‚ all defined in one way or another by racism. The plot revolves around the city of Los Angeles‚ a city surrounded by violence and fear. The issue of racial stereotyping is highlighted in Crash when characters

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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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    Identify a character in the film that presented both their public and private self  I believe that Anthony is a character that showed both his public and private self throughout the film. He was very opinionated about not liking white people and he did not care about what people thought of it. Anthony was very proud to be an African American and it showed throughout the movie. You also got to see a softer side of him towards the end when he discovered the van full of foreign women and children

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    I would like to start by saying that‚ I really enjoyed watching the movie CRASH‚ some of the things shown in the movie are very realistic and much of it can’t even be put into words. Two of the behaviors that I noticed most‚ are prejudice and stereotyping. It was the cause of where all the events eradicated from. These behaviors are viewed as thoughts and feelings that almost everyone has felt more than once. This movie shows us the different point of view

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    Multiculturalism in Crash Crash is highly ambiguous in the depiction of multiculturalism in American society. Almost all the ethnicities depicted in Crash question the perception others have their particular group‚ but at the same time affirm the different stereotypes surrounding their ethnic group. For example‚ one of the black characters (‘Anthony’) remarks that they should be afraid in a white neighborhood‚ due to their group’s association with crime. Following this intelligent observation‚

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