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    Ethnocentrism is the act of judging another culture based on preconceptions that are found in the values and standards of one's own culture – especially regarding language, behavior, customs, and religion. These aspects or categories are distinctions that define each ethnicity's unique cultural identity.

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    Ethnocentrism is the act of judging another culture based on preconceptions that are found in the values and standards of one's own culture – especially regarding language, behavior, customs, and religion. These aspects or categories are distinctions that define each ethnicity's unique cultural identity.

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    Ethnocentrism is the act of judging another culture based on preconceptions that are found in the values and standards of one's own culture – especially regarding language, behavior, customs, and religion. These aspects or categories are distinctions that define each ethnicity's unique cultural identity.

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    Ethnocentrism

    • The word ethnocentrism derives from the


    Greek word ethnos, meaning “nation” or
    “people,” and the English word center .
    • The usual definition of the term is "thinking
    one's own group's ways are superior to
    others" or "judging other groups as inferior to
    one's own". "Ethnic" refers to cultural
    heritage, and "centrism" refers to the central
    starting point
     is the act of judging another culture based on
    preconceptions that are found in values and
    standards of one's own culture.
     is the view that one particular ethnic group is
    somehow superior to all others. A common idiom
    for ethnocentrism is “tunnel vision.” In this context,
    ethnocentrism is the view that a particular ethnic
    group’s system of beliefs and values is morally
    superior to all others.
    • Ethnocentric behavior involves judging other groups
    relative to the preconceptions of one's own ethnic
    group or culture, especially regarding language,
    behavior, customs, and religion. These aspects or
    categories are distinctions that define each
    ethnicity's unique cultural identity.
    • William G. Sumner defined ethnocentrism as "the
    technical name for the view of things in which one's
    own group is the center of everything, and all
    others are scaled and rated with reference to it.
    • cultural relativism is the view that individual beliefs
    and values systems are culturally relative.
    • Ethnocentrism and cultural relativism are mutually
    exclusive. They are two extremes on the opposite
    sides of a philosophical spectrum
    • Theocentrism is the view that God is superior to
    everyone else. The word theocentrism derives from
    the Greek word theos, meaning “God” or “gods,”
    and the English word center. In this context,
    theocentrism refers to the view that God’s system
    of beliefs and values is morally superior to all
    others.
    • Theocentrism is similar to ethnocentrism in that it
    posits the existence of an absolute value system. In
    this way, theocentrism contradicts cultural
    relativism in that cultural relativism denies an
    absolute standard. Theocentrism is not however
    entirely compatible with ethnocentrism in that
    theocentrism is God centered rather than man
    centered.
    • So what is the problem with ethnocentrism?

    Ethnocentrism leads to misunderstanding others.


    We falsely distort what is meaningful and functional
    to other peoples through our own tinted glasses.
    We see their ways in terms of our life experience,
    not their context. We do not understand that their
    ways have their own meanings and functions in life,
    just as our ways have for us.
     Develop love for the Blind faith in one’s
    nation, culture, tradition culture
    and values. Disliking or making
    Generating pride and false judgements on
    self-confidence other cultures
    Creating feeling of Discrimination due to
    belonging and unity differences in beliefs

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