The term ethnocentrism was introduced by William Sumner in 1906‚ it comes from the Greek word‚ “ethno” meaning or referring to a nation‚ a people or cultural grouping‚ and the Latin word “centre” meaning center. It is the belief that one’s own society is superior to others based on judging other societies with the standards of one’s own. (Perry) It is found in all known societies and in all groups and in practically all individuals. Nearly every person is ethnocentric most likely without intention
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Jamaicans and their Funny Culture Jamaica is one of the most beautiful Islands in the world. This place is filled with joy love and music. A Jamaican culture is the most beautiful thing anyone could ever think of. Jamaicans have so much joy and spirit with them‚ they also makes you laugh whenever you’re feeling down. However‚ everyone has their own ethnicity‚ culture and personal backgrounds‚ these cultural backgrounds defines who you are as a person. This can also define why people do what they
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the devaluation of the local currency. One manifestation of this is the introduction of the new Five Thousand Dollars ($5000.00) note. As the Jamaican dollar devalues‚ low income earners have to make more sacrifices and survive on less because the cost of goods and services has increase exponentially. The current market price of one US dollar to Jamaican currency is 89: 1 respectively. Jamaica has being facing several external shocks such as surging oil prices and the removal of trade from the banana
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perspective‚ even if it is conflicting with moral beliefs. Cultural relativism sees female circumcision of Maasai and Halloween celebration of American as the same – they are both different products from separate socialization. On the other hand‚ ethnocentrism happens when one judges another culture solely using his own values. An ethnocentric individual will judge others negatively using his own standard of culture without practicing cultural relativism. A very simple example would be when an American
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• Define bias‚ prejudice‚ discrimination‚ and ethnocentrism. • Ethnocentrism an attitude of superiority toward members of other ethnic groups ETHNOCENTRISM: the tendency to believe that one’s ethnic or cultural group is centrally important‚ and that all other groups are measured in relation to one’s own. The ethnocentric individual will judge other groups relative to his or her own particular ethnic group or culture THE PROBLEM: Ethnocentrism leads us to make false assumptions about cultural
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[Online] Retrieved from: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6202-2005Feb7.html [Accessed 21 July 2011] Mission Mobilizer (2011) Why ethnocentrism is bad? [Online] Retrieved from: http://home.snu.edu/~HCULBERT/ethno.htm [Accessed 21 July 2011] Philosophy all about (2011) Ethnocentrism [Online] Retrieved from: http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/ethnocentrism-faq.htm [Accessed 21 July 2011] Reference for business (2011) Trend in the organizational Change [Online] Retrieved from: http://www.referenceforbusiness
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societies are also a contributor because they aren’t doing anything to stop it from happening. All of these groups are different but work together to make this practice widely accepted and common. To label the Americans views on FGM as ethnocentrism isn’t completely accurate‚ but the intervention to discourage this practice
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Introduction: Disney‚ the very word evokes magic in the minds of people young and old. As a brand that has catered to audiences since early 1923‚ it stands as a symbol of redemption from the mundane existence of daily life for people throughout world. Over the last few decades‚ the Walt Disney Productions Company has been in the industry of producing cartoons and quickly diversified into an array of operations‚ riding high on its brand equity. Most famous amongst its flagship projects have been
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who are different than themselves. Why does it make people uncomfortable? (Hint: the fear of loss associated with change..." AND what can we do about it? Ethnocentrism Ethnocentrism perpetuates discrimination‚ attitudes of superiority‚ hostility‚ and contempt for members of other groups. The most serious consequences of ethnocentrism are violent wars‚ ethnic cleansing‚ slavery‚ and genocide. This issue of getting people to deal with their innate discomfort of accepting others who are different
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According to the dictionary ethnocentrism is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one’s own culture. (The merriam-webster dictionary‚ 1997) Ethnocentrism often involves the belief that one’s own race or ethnic group is the most important and that some or all pieces of its culture are higher to those of other groups. Within this thought‚ individuals will judge other groups in relation to their own individual ethnic group or culture‚ especially with concern to language
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