LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY

ETHNOCENTRISM AND CULTURAL RELATIVISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Analyze if the statement depicts ethnocentrism or cultural relativism.6.Western culture is superior and opposite of non-Western culture.
A
Ethnocentrism
B
Cultural Relativism
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The opposite of ethnocentrism is cultural relativism: the judging of cultural elements relative to their cultural context.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ethnocentrism is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one’s own culture. Part of ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s own race, ethnic or cultural group is the most important or that some or all aspects of its culture are superior to those of other groups.

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