Ethnocentrism
Abstract Ethnocentrism is the tendency of individuals to elevate their own culture as the standard against which they judge others, and to see their own as superior to others. In the nineteenth century Charles noted that tribes were more sympathetic to their own groups, first used the term ethnocent...
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crwiley:10.1002/9781118339893.wbeccp206 2024-03-17T08:58:15+00:00 Ethnocentrism Keith, Kenneth D. 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118339893.wbeccp206 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/9781118339893.wbeccp206 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/9781118339893.wbeccp206 unknown Wiley http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1 http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1 The Encyclopedia of Cross‐Cultural Psychology page 505-509 ISBN 9780470671269 9781118339893 other 2011 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118339893.wbeccp206 2024-02-22T02:11:09Z Abstract Ethnocentrism is the tendency of individuals to elevate their own culture as the standard against which they judge others, and to see their own as superior to others. In the nineteenth century Charles noted that tribes were more sympathetic to their own groups, first used the term ethnocentrism. Ethnocentrism involves perceptions of cross‐cultural difference, can underlie cultural conflict and negative stereotypes, and is probably universal among humans. Sumner, in his early work, noted numerous cultural groups (e.g., Caribs, Greenlanders, Jews, Kiowa, Lapps, Seri) that had words identifying their own groups as uniquely “people,” “chosen,” “men,” or in other ways superior. Other/Unknown Material greenlander* Wiley Online Library Sumner ENVELOPE(-63.727,-63.727,-74.499,-74.499) 505 509 |
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Abstract Ethnocentrism is the tendency of individuals to elevate their own culture as the standard against which they judge others, and to see their own as superior to others. In the nineteenth century Charles noted that tribes were more sympathetic to their own groups, first used the term ethnocentrism. Ethnocentrism involves perceptions of cross‐cultural difference, can underlie cultural conflict and negative stereotypes, and is probably universal among humans. Sumner, in his early work, noted numerous cultural groups (e.g., Caribs, Greenlanders, Jews, Kiowa, Lapps, Seri) that had words identifying their own groups as uniquely “people,” “chosen,” “men,” or in other ways superior. |
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