ETHNOCENTRISM
Ethnocentrism in Your United States
We discussed ethnocentrism briefly earlier in the quarter. Given what you’ve learned over the last five weeks, we’ll now write more broadly about this important topic. What is ethnocentrism? How can it be both positive and negative? Please share a story from your life in which you’ve either experienced or witnessed ethnocentrism.
This assignment will give you the opportunity to show your ability to think like a sociologist, using sociological theory to give validity to the content of your answer.
As you write on this topic make sure to follow APA formatting when using references and throughout the paper.
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According to Furseth, & Repstad (2007), the term ethnocentrism can be well defined as the act of judging the culture of other people exclusively by either the standards and values of their culture. However, ethnocentric people judge other groups in relation to their own culture or ethnic culture, particularly with concern for customs, religion, language, and also their behavior. These ethnic subdivisions and differences provides a good definition of each ethnicity’s exceptional cultural identity. In addition ethnocentrism may be either………………
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