![The term was coined by American Yale professor, William Graham SumnerSumner defined ethnocentrism as:What is Ethnocentrism?"[The] view of things in which one卒s group is the center of everything, and others are scaled and rated with reference to it. Each group nourishes its own pride and vanity, boasts itself superior, exalts its own divinities and looks with contempt on outsiders."Ethnocentrism is a very Anything you can do, we can do it better point of view concerning ethnicity.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/ethnocentrism-110428023115-phpapp01/85/Ethnocentrism-2-320.jpg)
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- 1. Erin AlkireSamantha GartonMatthew Leonard Leland WoodEthnocentrism
- 2. The term was coined by American Yale professor, William Graham SumnerSumner defined ethnocentrism as:What is Ethnocentrism?"[The] view of things in which one卒s group is the center of everything, and others are scaled and rated with reference to it. Each group nourishes its own pride and vanity, boasts itself superior, exalts its own divinities and looks with contempt on outsiders."Ethnocentrism is a very Anything you can do, we can do it better point of view concerning ethnicity.
- 3. An individual with an ethnocentric view: Identifies strongly with in-group ethnicity, culture, etc.Feels proud, vain, superior about in-groupViews economic, political, social events from the point of their in-groupDefines their culture elements as correct & naturalThinks in-group norms are universalRejects out-group ethnicities, cultures, etc.Feels like other ethnicities & cultures are inferiorXenophobia: a fear or hatred of persons of a different race, or different ethnic or national originDefines other cultures elements as incorrect & unnaturalCharacteristics of Ethnocentrism
- 5. American Exceptionalism: perception that US differs from other developed nations because of its unique origins, national credo, historical evolution, & distinctive political & religious institutions; belief that US is hope for humanity; moral superiorityEurocentrism: emphasis on European culture & western world at the expense of other cultures; other cultures are inferior or even denied their existence as truly humanTypes of Ethnocentrism
- 6. Indian Nationalism: political & cultural expression of patriotism by citizens of India; pride in the history/ heritage of India & visions for its futureJapanocentrism: belief that Japan is, or should be, at the center of the world culturally, economically, & politicallySinocentrism: any ethnocentric perspective that regards China to be central or unique relative to other countriesTypes of Ethnocentrism
- 7. Ethnocentrism occurs frequently here at homeExamples:Capitalism vs. Communism: for years, the US has fought to end communism because they believe capitalism trumps allDriving: Ethnocentric Americans say that driving on the left side of the road is the wrong side & that the right side is the correct sideAmerican Ethnocentrism
- 8. More examples:Accents: Ethnocentric Americans may say that another person has an accent, implying that the other person speaks different, strange, & un-AmericanLegal Age of Alcohol Consumption: the US has a higher drinking age of most other countries & does not emulate other countries by lowering the legal age because they think it is the best age for a person to be able to start consuming alcoholAmerican Ethnocentrism
- 9. Ethnocentric views lead to stereotypingStereotype: generalizations about a group of people whereby we attribute a defined set of characteristics to this group; can be positive or negativeEthnocentric Stereotypes
- 10. Extreme examples:Americans are obese & uneducated
- 11. Canadians say eh
- 12. Rich people are snobby & members of country clubs
- 13. Asians are geniuses & bad drivers
- 14. English people drink tea & have bad teeth
- 15. Women are bad drivers & emotional
- 16. Men are strong & smarter than womenEthnocentric Stereotypes
- 19. Ethnocentrism leads to issues in the workplace & schools when it concerns languageTheEqual Employment Opportunity Commission received 228 complaints out of about 9,000 claims of national origin discrimination, observers say that many more workers who feel silenced don't take action for fear of losing their jobs
- 20. A case settled recently for $1.5 million- Hispanic housekeepers at a casino were not allowed to speak Spanish, janitor repeated that he had to hide in a closet to train new employees who understood only Spanish, others were told of harassment by supervisors who called them "wetbacks," accused them of stealing and fired them for objecting to the English policyEffects of Ethnocentrism
- 21. R.D's Drive-In in Page Ariz were the boss restricted native Navajo. nearly 90% of the restaurant's employees are Navajo but the owner's family was not. Joe Becker speaking on behalf of the owner said there were complaints from customers and staff about rude comments being made in Navajo
- 22. Native American people sent to boarding schools and told not to speak their language they were trying to make Christians out of themEffects of Ethnocentrism
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- 24. Anything You Can Do by Bernadette Peters & Tom WopatStereotypes Song by Your Favorite MartianMusic
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