LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

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LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY

ETHNOCENTRISM AND CULTURAL RELATIVISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Identify whether the given statement is an example of ethnocentrism or cultural relativism."The Aetas of Zambales, the Mangyans of Mindoro and other Filipino tribes have different religious beliefs. Their Gods are manifested on the different forms of nature like trees, mountains, rivers, volcano, their dead ancestors, and many more. I think there is nothing wrong about that. It does not make them a lesser group of people.
A
ethnocentrism
B
cultural relativism
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ethnocentrism compares other cultures by using a group’s specific culture as the basis of that comparison, believing theirs to be superior and the standard to be used in comparison to other cultures. Cultural relativism, on the other hand, believes that culture is understood best through its own people.

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: -Religious beliefs and arranged marriages are also examples of cultural relativism. There are practices in religion and marriage that are acceptable in some cultures but not in others. However, this does not qualify individuals to criticize each other’s practices, and they tolerate them as they are.

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