Why is Ethnocentrism an Important Concept for Nurses? Written By Louisa Gibbons 2011 Ethnocentrism is an important concept for nurses to understand because it has a huge impact on the way we will deliver nursing care. Ethnocentrism is defined by Germov‚ (2005) as “viewing others from one’s own cultural perspective‚ with an implied sense of cultural superiority based on an inability to understand or accept the practices and beliefs of other cultures.” (p.152). To understand the term ethnocentrism
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Be Careful‚ Misunderstanding by Different Cultures Have you ever visited another country and made many misunderstandings that you did not realize? Every country has its particular culture‚ and people can identify those cultures by different races‚ genders and nationalities. In addition‚ different races of people have their particular cultural backgrounds‚ and every different culture has its interesting parts. People benefit from learning other cultures; by doing that‚ they can improve their nations
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Ethnocentrism: Major Effects on Organizational Behavior Abstract This research paper defines the term ethnocentrism as a means to make assumptions or judgments about other cultures from one’s own point of view. This paper details the various problems that an ethnocentric view presents when dealing with different cultures. The effects of cultural diversity on organizational behavior are complex and powerful. This paper will also explain that a diverse workforce‚ which represents a changing world
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In the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ there is a lot of misunderstanding that shows in the society we live in today. An example of this would be the way some people are treated because of what their race is. Also people seem to judge for things that they do not have an facts on. This is shown from the kids point of view because it is showing how it affects the kids the most when misunderstanding like these happen in a society. Misunderstanding is simply when a person takes a certain situation or words
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10/7/14 There are many different types of racial classification systems. The two most interesting to me are social Darwinism and ethnocentrism. These classification systems have made a significant difference on society over time. Social Darwinism is based on the “survival of they fittest” who ever is strongest to survive will have dominance in inferior races. Ethnocentrism is judging other groups by one’s own standards and values. This group views others groups with “otherness”. These groups discriminate
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because they are “sloth and heathen Folly” meaning that they are lazy and foolish. However‚ the uncivilized would not appreciate it because they do not understand that it is benefitting them. The creator of this source demonstrates racism and ethnocentrism when he keep repeating the white man’s burden and suggests that you can judge someone’s inner character by their looks on the outside‚ in which
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Ethnocentrism can be defined as the evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one’s own culture. One practice that is done in the United States that is done differently by another culture could appear as not normal to us. We all have different definitions of what the right or “wrong” way of doing something is‚ but brought up and executed by another culture‚ the procedure may be done differently. I see this‚ as being negative because a lot
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In my own country‚ the cultural perception of time is different from U.S.‚ especially the punctuality concept‚ and the pace of life. In my country‚ when you have a meeting at 10:00AM‚ this means that you could be there at 10:00AM‚ or even you can come a bit late such as 10:10AM‚ 10:15AM‚ … This will be no problem‚ the late is acceptable and everyone understands about it. They will wait for you and other people until everyone comes to the meeting‚ and then the meeting will be started right after that
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Differences in Sociolinguistic Rules and the Misunderstandings Language learners are used to taking advantages of knowledge of their mother tongue language when they are studying foreign languages‚ they may have some misinterpretations that caused by the differences in sociolinguistic rules. For a better understanding of sociolinguistics‚ Wardhaugh (2006‚ p.13) stated that sociolinguistics how people’s talking are influenced by the society and how people’s class‚ gender‚ and age contribute to
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There are plenty of misunderstandings in society‚ arguments‚ sports‚politics‚and even every day hobbies.The novel /To Kill A Mockingbird/ is shown in a child’s point of view because they happen to never be understood because their kids‚ they know stuff the adults don’t. whoever understands a 6-7 year old. We as teens always get misunderstood‚mostly from our parents or any other adult.like in the novel calpornie likes jim way better cause hes more muttere than little scout. wll absolutely‚ jim is
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