culture in four aspects: “Cultural Universals‚ Culture Clash‚ Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism”. (A Global Analysis of Culture‚ Alex Thio) Because I am interested in cultural diversity‚ then I choose the article to finish my essay. After reading the whole article‚ the main idea of the article is the effects of different culture on human beings. The writer analyses it in four points: “Cultural Universals‚ Culture Clash‚ Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism”. (A Global Analysis of Culture‚ Alex
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and Razli Che (2004) Malaysian have a high level of consumer ethnocentrism‚ but the level to which they are very ethnocentric is not a measurement to conclude that all Malaysian prefer domestic rather than foreign products. For instance‚ many foreign products are imported by ASEAN Free Trade for the Malaysian consumers with more affordable deals which it shows that the Malaysians are very open to the foreign products. Consumer ethnocentrism is a marketing method that determines consumers’ predisposition
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all things or people that are different from us. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is the feeling that one’s group or culture is superior to another. Ethnocentrism makes a person bias against other cultures and ethnic groups‚ makes a person look down on others‚ and makes a person feel that other cultures are inferior to their own. Furthermore‚ ethnocentrism can be detrimental to a society in many ways.One way is racism‚ which
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("Chapter 2‚ Prejudice") Ethnocentrism leads people to judge or evaluate others way of life as less than their own. For instance‚ ethnocentrism can be seen in America with the different dialects and accents. A northern born person may think that a person with a southern dialect is slow or unintelligent‚ where a southern person may view
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two or more groups come together in a contact situation characterized by ethnocentrism‚ competition and a difference in power‚ then some form of racial or ethnic stratification will result (Noel‚ 1968‚ p. 163). In other words‚ if the contact situation contains all three of the situations‚ ethnocentrism‚ competition‚ and a difference in power‚ then some sort of dominant-minority social structure will be created. Ethnocentrism is defined as the tendency to judge other groups‚ societies or lifestyles
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solving our problems. (Diversity‚ 2011) 2 What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is the belief that your culture or way of doing things is better than another culture’s. This can be bad because it ultimately can lead to racism and prejudice. This is why racial and cultural tolerance is so important. We must also realize that our own way is not the only way. (What is ethnocentrism‚ 2011) 3 Define emigration and immigration.
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Every culture believes their way of life is superior to others. I think ethnocentrism is typically a negative thing because it is on par with racism; to believe a certain way of life is wrong because it is not the way you live‚ is a very narrow minded way of thinking. However‚ one way it could perhaps be a positive thing‚ is when
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What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is defined as the “belief in the intrinsic of the nation‚ culture‚ or group to which one belongs‚ often accompanied by feeling of dislikes for other groups”. Ethnocentrism. (n.d.). Ethnocentric individuals believe that they are better than other individuals for reasons based solely on their heritage. Clearly‚ this practice is related to problems of both racism and prejudice. Ethnocentrism is a
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Native American Literature and Oral Traditions A gentleman named David Eller once quoted‚ “Insularity is the foundation of ethnocentrism and intolerance; when you only know of those like yourself‚ it is easy to imagine that you are alone in the world or alone in being good and right in the world. Exposure to diversity‚ on the contrary‚ is the basis for relativism and tolerance; when you are forced to face and accept the other as real‚ unavoidable‚ and ultimately valuable‚ you cannot help but see
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multiculturalism (Mathews-Aydinli‚ 2006). Despite the fact ethnocentrism could be viewed in a positive light in all cultures‚ adult E.S.L. students were not being acculturated into mainstream society because of negative ethnocentric views‚ which were holding them back (Spencer & Swanson‚ 2000; Schumann‚ 1986). According to Berry (1997)‚ acculturation was a change that occurred within the culture of a group. The issue with negative ethnocentrism was that it was harmfully affecting classroom instruction
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