ETHNOCENTRISM, XENOCENTRISM, AND CULTURAL RELATIVISM Flashcards

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characterized as one’s own cultural identity is the center of everything over which all must be scaled, rated, and referred to.

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ETHNOCENTRISM

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ETHNOCENTRISM words

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Ethno, centric

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ethno means

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people

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centric means

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center

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ETHNOCENTRISM is a term coined by

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William Sumner

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is the feeling when people consider their culture inferior compared to other culture

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XENOCENTRISM

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XENOCENTRISM is showing _______ to other cultures rather than
their own.

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preference

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XENOCENTRISM words

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xeno, centric

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xeno means

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foreign guest/stranger

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XENOCENTRISM is a term coined by

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Donald Kent & Robert Burnight

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11
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it advocates cross-cultural
understanding.

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CULTURAL RELATIVISM

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CULTURAL RELATIVISM is a ________ approach to other people’s
cultures.

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positive

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CULTURAL RELATIVISM is an idea articulated by

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Sir Franz Boas

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