LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY
ETHNOCENTRISM AND CULTURAL RELATIVISM
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Question
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Which of the following statements is a positive effect of ethnocentrism?
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Rina posted on her Facebook wall saying that eating fried tarantula is “yuckie.”
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Greg posted a statement which says, “Ang galing ng Pinoy, angat sa iba, kaya’t tayo ay magkaisa.”
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Shiela posted a picture of Carlos P. Romulo with a caption, “This little brown monkey that you are referring to does not eat banana peelings. He is a Filipino not an American.
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Wendel tweeted, “Nakakatakot na ang panahon ngayon daming taong gumagala na tadtad ng tattoo ang katawan.”
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: An example of ethnocentrism in culture is the Asian cultures across all the countries of Asia. Throughout Asia, the way of eating is to use chopsticks with every meal. These people may find it unnecessary to find that people in other societies, such as the American society, eat using forks, spoons, knives, etc.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following is best describes ethnocentrism? It is the belief that one’s own culture is superior to others.
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