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The answer is when people think their culture is better then others, the other people who heard it might think that there own culture is bad and start to tell people that there culture is bad.

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Ethnocentrism, the belief that one's culture is superior to all others. Not only can ethnocentrism be ignorant and chauvinist, but it leads people to look down upon others of different cultures, ethnicities and races.

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There is nothing wrong with being ethnocentric in your personal life, as long as you don't exclude diversity from your social and/or work life.

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Ethnocentrism bad or good?

Ethnocentrism can be both good and bad.


What part of speech is ethnocentrism?

Ethnocentrism a noun.


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What is an example ethnocentrism?

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What is an example of a sentence using the word Ethnocentrism?

Cultural relativism was in part a response to western ethnocentrism


What is non examples of ethnocentrism?

A banana. It has absolutely nothing to do with ethnocentrism and so is a perfect non-example.


What is the Difference between ethnocentrism and xenocentrism?

The main difference between ethnocentrism and xenocentrism is the preference of culture. Ethnocentrism is a preference to your own culture standards while xenocentrism is a preference to different cultures.


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What is the opposite of ethnocentrism?

XENOCENTRISM, the opposite of ethnocentrism, is the belief that one’s own lifestyle, products, or ideas are inferior to those of other cultures


What is counter ethnocentrism?

Ethnocentrism is the act of believing your own culture is not only better but more right than others. My guess would be that counter ethnocentrism is counteracting this. Like culture relativism, which is trying to accept other cultures for being just what they are and not judging them.


Is Ethnocentrism a part of every culture?

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Who did Europeans have ethnocentrism towards?

Every culture in the world developed ethnocentrism. It's just human nature to see your own culture as normal and other cultures as abnormal. European ethnocentrism is just more well known because Europe was so powerful.