generalizations about other peoples’ cultures and customs. Such generalizations -- often made without a conscious awareness that we’ve used our culture as a universal yardstick -- can be way off base and cause us to misjudge other peoples. Ethnocentrism also distorts communication between human beings. • • • • 2 Identify the impact of ethnocentrism on interpersonal relationships and communication. Develop strategies for expanding awareness and understanding of people from diverse cultures. Engage
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The actions and reactions of most of the indigenous people of Africa to the European Scramble for Africa were to not be colonized and were mainly expressed through conflict‚ religion‚ or social/political behavior. The African people behaved in a way similar to Newton’s first law of motion‚ an object at rest will stay at rest‚ until acted upon. If an African country did agree to the European’s terms‚ it was because they thought they were making the best decision for their country to maintain peace
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People inspire change in many different ways. Some prefer to do so by volunteering‚ others prefer to do it by providing some sort of resource or item. Regardless of the method‚ a strongly motivated individual can truly make a difference whether it’s helping a small group of people‚ a large population‚ or a worldwide cause. Throughout history there have been many individuals who have not only risked their lives‚ but dedicated themselves to helping others. Martin Luther King Jr. is a prime example
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The Jim Crow Laws were made to segregate the whites and colored people. Colored people weren’t treated the same whites based on these laws passed in the southern states. Lots of people went to jail or even killed. People couldn’t go to the same bathroom as whites‚ or even use the same entrance as the whites. Some blacks were servants for whites‚ and whites would use other names for colored people that weren’t nice. Whites believe the black were cursed and chosen to be servants for the whites. And
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learn that foreign language in most cases when most people who learn it here are affected by their own native intonation because even the people teaching it also have problems trying to adjust to the intonation of the foreign language. Second‚ in our country it would be hard for anyone to totally learn the foreign language .this is because most people around you don’t speak this language‚ especially when you are around most elderly people they prefer speaking their own native language that is
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Treaty of Versailles Questions 1. How do you think the German people would have felt after their leaders signed such a treaty? Explain‚ state your answer and give examples to support it. Many German people may have hated the Treaty of Versailles‚ as they were not invited to negotiate the treaty and their Government were forced to sign the treaty‚ meaning they had to suffer under the harsh terms. They would have felt betrayed because most would have expected their Government to fight more for their
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began to establish permanent settlements. They reached their peaks of success after they mastered agriculture. Mayans: The Maya established an empire about 2000 years ago in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. Their city‚ Teotihuacan housed 100‚000 people by the 5th century. They built urban centers‚ studied astronomy‚ and created an elaborate writing system. Constant warfare with neighboring tribes and an inadequate food supply lead to their demise in the 9th century. Cahokia: Mississippian culture
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Final Project Overview: Analyze a Sociological Issue Modernization and Indigenous Cultures‚ How do indigous people live today Jean Kidrick Axia college Sociology 120 June 13‚ 2010 Indigenous people who are occasionally called forest or mountain people and Modernization do not normally blend. Without a doubt‚ whether it is called modernization‚ globalization‚ or Industrialization the remaining result will be the same‚ cultural destruction. Modernization is the alteration of a precise
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EXPLORE HOW BLACK PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENTLY TREATED BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Racial prejudice is not unique to modern day society‚ it has been with us for a long time‚ this has been coupled with the belief that certain racial groups are less intelligent‚ or backward compared to white European stock‚ nowhere is this more true than in the criminal justice system. In 1869 Francis Galton published a book called "Hereditary Genius" this contained a chapter called "The Comparative Worth of Different
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Most people concentrate on news item and gossip written on magazines during a wait in front of the cash register at the supermarket. The magazines are written about personal lives of the various famous people with pictures. Of course‚ this is the fact that their private life makes entertainment for a while from other peoples boring time. But I don’t think it is right that they become unhappy because of their open personal lives. First‚ no one will deny the fact that most magazines run their companies
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