CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

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CONCEPT OF SOCIALISATION

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Which of the following descriptions best describes ethnocentrism?
A
judging other cultures in terms our own standards
B
a subgroup of people that still follow the dominant culture
C
a group that goes against the norms of the dominant culture
D
viewing everybody and everything as equal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ethnocentrism is a belief in the superiority of your own culture. It results from judging other cultures by your own cultural ideals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ethnocentrism is the tendency to judge another culture by the standards of one’s own culture. Ethnocentrism usually entails the notion that one’s own culture is superior to everyone else’s. Example: Americans tend to value technological advancement, industrialization, and the accumulation of wealth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ethnocentrism in social sciences In social sciences, ethnocentrism means to judge another culture based on the standard of one’s own culture instead of the standard of the other particular culture.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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