without flexibility we would not be as great of a nation as we are today. Independence is important to us because if everyone had to express themselves in exactly the same way life would be boring. 2. Define ethnocentrism. Is it ethnocentric to be nationalistic? • What does ethnocentrism mean?
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it was apparent to me that she has mostly adopted the mainstream culture that she’s exposed to outside her home. The director did a wonderful job in showing ethnocentrism in both cultures. Ana is exposed to both her family’s traditional Latino culture‚ as well as the culture she’s familiar with outside of home; yet she shows her ethnocentrism towards her family’s “old school” ways. For example‚ she criticized the sweatshop conditions that her sister and mother work in. Ana’s mother and Estella
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its racial discrimination. The poem takes on aspects of human life that are considered the domain of political ideology‚ and subjects it to a stronger humanist position‚ giving dark women around the world a voice. Racial discrimination and ethnocentrism is a ubiquitous theme throughout all text‚ in particular To Kill a Mockingbird. To Kill a Mockingbird focuses on racism through the segregation of black vs white cultures‚ during the 1960s until the late
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circumstances by allowing a person to be flexible in how to overcome obstacles instead of staying in the same cycle without the ability to overcome them and move on. ("Ask Jeeves"‚ n.d.). 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is the tendency to think that one ethnic group is superior to another; toojudge another person based on ethnicity; and/or to believe that their own customs and traditions are better than any other ethnic group
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think or live alike. We need to learn to accept that others will do things and think different then we do. It is important to value our diversity in order to be able to work together. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is where people believe that they are better than others in an ethnic group‚ but it can also develop from racial or religious differences. This can cause problem by leading to false opinions about different
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Retrieved January 31st‚ 2013 from Dictionary.com ------------------------------------------------- Ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s religion‚ group‚ country‚ etc. is superior to all other. Everyone has experienced ethnocentrism at some point in their lives‚ for instance someone criticizing another individual because they are of opposite religion. As I learnt from my previous class ethnocentrism says “My” culture is superior and all other is inferior. -------------------------------------------------
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Individual Project 1 Cross Cultural Relations Cross cultural communications requires not only knowledge of another language but also familiarity with nonverbal behavior and cultural practices‚ values‚ and customs. Nonverbal communications or body language is communication by facial expression‚ head or eye movements‚ hand signals‚ and body postures. It can be just as important to understanding as words are‚ because they may mean something very different from what they mean in your own culture
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CHP 1 Of Speech .. SPEAKING IN PUBLIC CHAPTER’S SUMMARY PUBLIC SPEAKING Public speaking has been a vital form of empowerment. It can and often does make a difference in things people care about very much. The key phrase here is “make a difference.” This is what most of us want to do in life –to make a difference‚ to change the world in some small way. Public speaking offers you an opportunity to make a difference in something you care about very much. “Speech communication
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of our individual identity that we use to create membership with others to form shared cultural identity: race‚ ethnicity‚ nationality‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ and class. In addition to explaining the above identities‚ we will also discuss ethnocentrism‚ privilege‚ advantage‚ disadvantage‚ power‚ whiteness‚ co-culture and political correctness as these terms are relevant to understanding the interplay between communication and culture. When we talk about culture we are referring to belief systems
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America‚ it is common for the Americans to go on short vacations and stay at the park for three days; However‚ on the other hand‚ Europeans like to take month long vacations and stay at the park for a max of one or two days. The major problem was ethnocentrism of the American leaders counterbalanced by French national insecurities. The powerful leadership style of Michael Eisner contributed to these problems. He assumed that people would come from all over Europe as part of the business plan but he failed
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