NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
SOCIOLOGY
Question
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Ethnic Group
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Ethnocentrism
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Values
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Societal Norm
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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. Ethnocentrism is linked to cultural blind spots.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ethnocentrism commonly refers to the tendency to view the world through the lens of one’s own culture. This perspective typically engenders feelings of cultural superiority and has been used to justify the prejudicial treatment of outsider groups.
Detailed explanation-3: -What is the difference between ethnocentrism and Xenocentrism? Ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s own culture/nation is superior to all others, while xenocentrism is the belief that other cultures are better than one’s own culture/nation.