LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY
ETHNOCENTRISM AND CULTURAL RELATIVISM
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Question
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Analyze if the statement depicts ethnocentrism or cultural relativism.1. Korean culture is better than our culture because many Filipinos try to imitate and adopt this culture.
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Ethnocentrism
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Cultural Relativism
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Cultural relativism tries to counter ethnocentrism by promoting the understanding of cultural practices that are unfamiliar to other cultures such as eating insects, genocides or genital cutting. Take for example, the common practice of same-sex friends in India walking in public while holding hands.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is the difference between ethnocentrism and xenocentrism? While ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s own culture is superior and correct compared to others, xenocentrism is the belief that other cultures are better than one’s own culture. Essentially, xenocentrism is the opposite of ethnocentrism.
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