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Presented By :-
Aishwarya Khatri
Surabhi Nautiyal
Priyadarshini
Siddhartha Ghosh
Sachin Chaurasia
Abhishek Kapoor
Subheshwar Kumar Pandey
Avinash
MBA GEN SEC-A SEM-4th
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The term was coined by American Yale professor, William Graham Sumner
Sumner defined ethnocentrism as:
"[The] view of things in which one´sgroup is the center of everything, andothers are scaled and rated withreference to it. Each group nourishes itsown pride and vanity, boasts itself
superior, exalts its own divinities andlooks with contempt on outsiders."
Ethnocentrism is a very “Anything you can do, we can do it better”point of view concerning ethnicity.
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An individual with an ethnocentric view: Identifies strongly with in-group ethnicity, culture, etc. Feels proud, vain, superior about in-group Views economic, political, social events from the point of
their in-group Defines their culture elements as ‘correct’ & ‘natural’ Thinks in-group norms are universal
Rejects out-group ethnicities, cultures, etc.
Feels like other ethnicities & cultures are inferior Xenophobia: a fear or hatred of persons of a different race, ordifferent ethnic or national origin
Defines other culture’s elements as ‘incorrect’ & ‘unnatural’
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American Exceptionalism: perception that US differsfrom other developed nations because of its uniqueorigins, national credo, historical evolution, &distinctive political & religious institutions; belief thatUS is hope for humanity; moral superiority
Eurocentrism: emphasis on European culture &
western world at the expense of other cultures; othercultures are inferior or even denied their existence astruly human
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Indian Nationalism: political & cultural expression ofpatriotism by citizens of India; pride in the history/heritage of India & visions for its future
Japanocentrism: belief that Japan is, or should be, atthe center of the world culturally, economically, &politically
Sinocentrism: any ethnocentric perspective thatregards China to be central or unique relative to othercountries
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Ethnocentrism occurs frequently here at home
Examples:
Capitalism vs. Communism: for years, the US has
fought to end communism because they believecapitalism trumps all
Driving: Ethnocentric Americans say that driving on
the left side of the road is the ‘wrong side’ & that theright side is the ‘correct side’
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More examples:
Accents: Ethnocentric Americans may say that anotherperson has an accent, implying that the other person
speaks different, strange, & un-American
Legal Age of Alcohol Consumption: the US has ahigher drinking age of most other countries & does not
emulate other countries by lowering the legal agebecause they think it is the best age for a person to beable to start consuming alcohol
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Ethnocentric views lead to stereotyping
Stereotype: generalizations about a group of people whereby we attribute a defined set of characteristics to
this group; can be positive or negative
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Extreme examples:
Americans are obese & uneducated
Canadians say ‘eh’
Rich people are snobby & members of country clubs Asians are geniuses & bad drivers
English people drink tea & have bad teeth
Women are bad drivers & emotional
Men are strong & smarter than women
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Ethnocentrism leads to issues in the workplace & schools when it concerns language The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received
228 complaints out of about 9,000 claims of national origindiscrimination, observers say that many more workers whofeel silenced don't take action for fear of losing their jobs
A case settled recently for $1.5 million- Hispanic housekeepersat a casino were not allowed to speak Spanish, janitorrepeated that he had to hide in a closet to train newemployees 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 theEnglish policy
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