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18 Ιουν 2023 · Ethnocentrism is a prominent concept in anthropology that examines the inherent biases and perspectives of individuals or groups, when evaluating and interpreting other cultures. In simpler terms, ethnocentrism can be defined as the inclination of individuals or groups to judge and assess other cultures based on the standards, values, and ...
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11 Ιαν 2012 · Ethnocentrism is a term applied to the cultural or ethnic bias—whether conscious or unconscious—in which an individual views the world from the perspective of his or her own group, establishing the in-group as archetypal and rating all other groups with reference to this ideal.
"Ethnocentrism" is a commonly used word in circles where ethnicity, inter-ethnic relations, and similar inter-group issues are of concern. 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".
Ethnocentrism is the term used to describe the phenomenon of people from a certain group seeing all other groups in comparison to their own as the ideal. Ethnos is the Greek word for “nation,” so ethnocentrism literally means nation-centered.
Ethnocentrism in social science and anthropology—as well as in colloquial English discourse—means to apply one's own culture or ethnicity as a frame of reference to judge other cultures, practices, behaviors, beliefs, and people, instead of using the standards of the particular culture involved.
29 Νοε 2023 · Ethnocentrism is the term anthropologists use to describe the opinion that one’s own way of life is natural or correct. Some would simply call it cultural ignorance. Ethnocentrism means that one may see his/her own culture as the correct way of living.
Definition. Ethnocentrism is the act of judging another culture from the perspective of one’s own. The other culture is viewed as inferior when compared to one’s own. One’s own perspective is judged as right while the other is judged as wrong or less than.
