Ethnocentrism

Created Time: October 14, 2021 1:23 PM Database: Evergreen Database Last Edited Time: November 24, 2021 3:53 PM Tags:#Concept Type: Concepts

Ethnocentrism

  • 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. 1
    • To denote one’s own culture as superior than another’s in a negative light

💡 Ex: It shows up in the Colonization era where European powers white washed traditional cultures in Asia and other colonies

  • It could result in Fascism, hyper-nationalism, and racism

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Footnotes

  1. Ethnocentrism | Wikipedia