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    Purpose/ Preview: In my speech‚ I will talk about the influence of American ethnocentrism on the popularity of soccer‚ the most common argument against soccer‚ and the social and health benefits of soccer in order to persuade you to give soccer a chance. TRANSITION: First off‚ I would like to talk about the influence that American ethnocentrism has had on soccer in America. BODY I. American ethnocentrism and soccer: A) According to Hendrik Hertzberg of the New Yorker

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    Kipling’s poem is condensed with rhetoric and one of the key devices is ethnocentrism. Ethnocentrism is the belief in inherent superiority of one’s own group and culture. “The White Man’s Burden” is based on white supremacy and the title itself is an example of ethnocentrism. For something to a burden of someone it will have to be a load and a load weighs people down. Kipling obviously compares the slaves to a load. Therefore‚ he states that they are lesser compared to Americans. Which means the

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    toward foreign culture: ethnocentric‚ polycentric‚ and geocentric. Ethnocentric Model Ethnocentrism has a socio-psychological dynamic that is broadly used to describe human behavior in and between contradistinctive cultures. The roots of ethnocentrism stem from a sociological construct explaining “majority” versus “minority” conflicts. In 1906‚ sociologist William Graham Sumner coined “ethnocentrism”. He defined the concept as‚ The view of things in which one’s own group is the center of

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    cultures that they bring to our beautiful country. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrisms is using the standards of one’s own group‚ culture ‚ or subculture to evaluate the characteristics of other groups cultures and subcultures‚ generally from the point of view that one’s own characteristics are superior.(Down to Earth Sociology‚ James M. Henslin‚2007). Ethnocentrisms can be detrimental to a society because the members of other groups

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    and different ways people think and improves the business world. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is viewing a culture of people or ethnicity from a personal stand point by classifying all as the same no matter what type of personality or individualism. Can also be at a negative level as dislike towards a group of type of people. Ethnocentrism can be very detrimental to society. It can bring division in our society and bring

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    people. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is a belief that group or society is better than all the other like some countries think that they are superior in ways that another isn’t. This can be detromental to a society becuase one country can invade another in which starts a war for instance Adolf Jhitler thought his race were better than the Jewish people so he caused mass genocide due to Ethnocentrism with hitler thinking he

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    then it can lead to violence and hatred. http://www.ask.com/question/what-is-meant-by-diversity-and-why-it-should-be-valued 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is where a specific ethnic group is brought to attention and centered on‚ usually   as one’s own group. Ethnocentrism can be detrimental to a society‚ because it can lead to false opinions about the differences with cultures which then can often lead to falsified communication

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    the initial contact situation that groups can come to experience; ethnocentrism‚ competition‚ and differential of power (Healey‚ 2011‚ pg. 152). When the contact between groups are distinguished by all three segments of this hypothesis‚ it may lead to the establishment of unequal and bias outcomes between the dominant- minority group relations (Healey‚ 2011‚ pg. 152). The first feature from Noel’s (1968) hypothesis is ethnocentrism‚ which can be seen as a universal practice within society (Healey

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    this concept. Pocahontas‚ another example of a film based on cultural contact‚ both films are relatively alike‚ they show ethnocentrism to other races until two people from different cultures fall in love‚ and learn to accept each other’s culture. Avatar depicts several concepts of economic globalization by portraying‚ ethnocentrism‚ acculturation‚ and marginalization. Ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s culture‚ beliefs‚ and values are superior to other cultures‚ a theme that is present throughout

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    Submission Field : 1. Can there be any universal human rights? What issues can be raised when trying to assert universal human rights? Who should decide what the universal human rights should be‚ and what about those who disagree with them? I am of the opinion that there is no such thing as universal human rights. After WWII & the signing of the United Nations’ Declaration of human rights‚ even though it was signed by most nations‚ was not necessarily upheld. While our (as in U.S.) basic rights

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