Ethnocentrism happens when one culture or community holds their value system and integrity far superior to those of other cultures. Ethnocentrism can have many positive effects in society. It can unite communities and even countries. The belief system acts as a moral code for how we act and relate to others. It’s ingrained in every one of us‚ to an extent. Pride in one’s country‚ nationality‚ or ethnic background can be good for the society to flourish. When that pride becomes too strong or too vane
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The Evolution of Ethnocentrism ROSS A. HAMMOND Department of Political Science University of Michigan‚ Ann Arbor ROBERT AXELROD Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy University of Michigan‚ Ann Arbor Ethnocentrism is a nearly universal syndrome of attitudes and behaviors‚ typically including in-group favoritism. Empirical evidence suggests that a predisposition to favor in-groups can be easily triggered by even arbitrary group distinctions and that preferential cooperation within groups
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They entered the store. Sara looked in amazement at the twenty foot tall white Christmas tree. She was admiring the decorations. Green‚ red‚ orange‚ yellow‚ and every color you could imagine. Though‚ it seemed weird to her that there were no black decorations. Still looking at the tree she asked his fiancé‚ "Tom‚ why do you think they don’t have black decorations?" Tom looked at her with a dumbfounded expression. "Um‚ Sara...Let’s think. Christmas is about joy and love‚ which means‚ "FUN" colors
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Analyzing Misunderstanding in Communication I. Introduction 1.1 Background There are many things to do when students are having time together with their friends. They can share thoughts and feelings with each other or discuss homework‚ lessons and so forth. Topics will flow naturally when "comfortable zone" in the communication have been reached. Those are some of evidences which show that people communicate with others. Communication is an exchange of ideas‚ knowledge‚ etc. between
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MISUNDERSTANDING LAWYERS’ ETHICS Monroe H. Freedman* Abbe Smith** A Modern Legal Ethics: Adversary Ethics in a Democratic Age. By Daniel Markovits. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. 2008. Pp. xii‚ 361. $29.95. The title of Daniel Markovits’s book‚ A Modern Legal Ethics‚ gives the impression that it is a comprehensive treatise on contemporary lawyers’ eth2 ics. The contents of the book‚ however‚ are both more limited and more expansive than the title suggests. Markovits’s treatment of lawyers’
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spent most of the week searching and reading internet blogs‚ journals and electronic articles; thumbed through various dictionaries available at the library; scrutinized various metropolitan newspapers‚ to try to have a better understanding about ethnocentrism (1)‚ stereotyping (2) and prejudice (3)‚ and their meanings. I admit to this day‚ I walk away still confused. Why? After reading the definitions of each of these words‚ I’ve come to realize that their individual meanings are so near to that
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Misunderstanding Religion and Culture Religion‚ whether directly or indirectly has always played in important role in societies all over the world especially during a time when colonization was taking place in different parts of the world. In the nineteenth century‚ a new stage of Western expansion into Asia and Africa began. Colonialism in Asia‚ and Africa displayed many similarities but also some differences by different countries. Then there was the ‘‘missionary factor‚’’ where European
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The movie Crash incorporates aspects of anthropology such as ethnocentrism‚ race‚ and differing roles in society. Each of these aspects is revealed through the lives of different people colliding with one another and according to biases and personal prejudices. The title Crash metaphorically represents the culture shock we experience when we “crash” into people of different nationalities. Ethnocentrism‚ the belief in the superiority of one ethic or racial group over another‚ is an evident theme
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will present ethnocentrism as well as my experiences. Ethnocentrism is the tendency to use one’s own culture as a yardstick for judging ways of the other societies; assumption that one’s own culture is superior to others. You can find ethnocentrism just about anywhere you find people‚ though it is true that it will affect some areas‚ and subsequently‚ the people in those areas‚ more strongly. This is the most terrible way of thinking‚ and many people are affected by it. Ethnocentrism is prevalent
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The Misunderstanding of Internet Freedom The public governance has been a significant part of every system. People as citizens always discuss their opinions with each other. In accordance with the system which they are ruled‚ their discussions have an effect on the rules and regulations of the government. In modern societies which embrace democracy as management system‚ the influence of public determination is predominant. As it is mentioned above sharing and declaring public decision is the milestone
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