Professor Hadjicostandi Sociology 1301 16 June 2012 There are two systems used to compare cultures in sociology: ethnocentrism; the practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture (Macionis)‚ and cultural relativism; the practice of judging a culture by its own standards (Macionis). Since we are raised in our own culture‚ it is easiest to use ethnocentrism‚ because it comes natural to judge by our own standards. From studying “Body Rituals Among The Nacirema”‚ it is obvious
Premium Culture Cultural relativism Anthropology
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
Free Discrimination Prejudice Race
Criterion C: Creating As a result of the process‚ my product was undoubtedly a success. The product meets all of the criteria including being easy for a beginner to understand and being effective in teaching someone to play the violin After testing‚ I needed to do a little bit of tweaking with the help of my sister. Since she helped me test my product‚ it was nice to get her feedback. My research about teaching helped me to explain things while testing and helped me to set up my handbook in a way
Premium Education Teacher Learning
Webster Dictionary “ethnocentrism is the belief of superiority of one’s personal ethnic group‚ but it can also develop from racial or religious differences. my definition of ethnocentrism is one ethnic group superiority compare to another ethnic group. one culture is better or prefer over others. The negative affect I have experience coming into contact with in the delivery of healthcare services is that patients feel that their healthcare system is better than the American‚ that we should consider
Premium Health care Medicine Health care provider
References Alliance for Excellent Education. (2005). Six key strategies for teachers of English language learners. Retrieved February 6‚ 2013 from http://www.all4ed.org/files/archive/publications/SixKeyStrategies.pdf Allot‚ R. (2003). Imitations in language and speech. Proceedings of the AISB ’03 Second International Symposium on Imitation in Animals and Artifacts. The University of Aberystwyth Wales‚ 105-112. August‚ D.‚ & Hakuta‚ K. (Eds.). (1997). Improving schooling for language-minority
Premium Second language acquisition Teaching English as a foreign language Linguistics
The University of Hong Kong Department of Civil Engineering CIVL2002 M – Geology & Rock Laboratory Report Brazilian Test A. Introduction As shown by the Griffith criterion‚ tensile strength of brittle materials is theoretical 1/8 of the compressive strength. Typically‚ tensile strength of rock materials is about 1/10 to 1/8 of the compressive strength. Hence‚ rock fails easily under tension. In design‚ rock should be subjected to minimum tensile stress. Several methods
Premium Tensile strength
Norm and Criterion Referenced Assessment Comparisons There are various ways and means to assess student achievement in the numerous educational settings across the United States. Two types or categories of tests are the norm referenced test and the criterion referenced tests. A norm referenced test compares each student that takes the test to another set of students that had previously taken the test. They use percentiles to measure the student that has taken the test and then compare them
Premium Assessment Educational psychology
Ethnocentrism is the act of viewing someone’s culture below yours or from the perspective of only your own views. When considering issues of immigration‚ it is looked at as a major problem. People who come to live permanently in a foreign country‚ also known as an immigrant‚ are sometimes treated with hatred and not given the basic respects that every human being deserves. Prejudices‚ discrimination and hate crimes are things that immigrants face every day‚ no matter what country they came from.
Premium Discrimination Immigration Hatred
and frustrations of human life. Odysseus‚ the hero‚ endures battles and obstacles on his twenty year journey home. There is tragedy and victory throughout. Inevitably‚ some of these obstacles are caused by his men and their desires while others are caused by Odysseus himself. From physical obstacles to emotional obstacles‚ many parts of The Odyssey represent the challenges in life‚ such as decision making‚ temptation‚ and self restraint. In “Penelope”‚ Odysseus displays decision making. He meets
Premium Odyssey Helios Sun
children need to experience and understand things‚ you can tell a child what snow is yet they won’t understand till they experience snow for themselves. Children also learn through play‚ play is a massive factor in a child’s learning‚ ‘Play that is self-initiated and free-flowing can produce deep and meaningful learning’ (Squire pg 257) Play also helps language development through processes like role play and poetry and rhymes‚ its helps language as it makes it easier. Solitary play last up till a
Premium Developmental psychology Jean Piaget Nature versus nurture