ETHNOCENTRISM, XENOCENTRISM, AND CULTURAL RELATIVISM Flashcards
characterized as one’s own cultural identity is the center of everything over which all must be scaled, rated, and referred to.
ETHNOCENTRISM
ETHNOCENTRISM words
Ethno, centric
ethno means
people
centric means
center
ETHNOCENTRISM is a term coined by
William Sumner
is the feeling when people consider their culture inferior compared to other culture
XENOCENTRISM
XENOCENTRISM is showing _______ to other cultures rather than
their own.
preference
XENOCENTRISM words
xeno, centric
xeno means
foreign guest/stranger
XENOCENTRISM is a term coined by
Donald Kent & Robert Burnight
it advocates cross-cultural
understanding.
CULTURAL RELATIVISM
CULTURAL RELATIVISM is a ________ approach to other people’s
cultures.
positive
CULTURAL RELATIVISM is an idea articulated by
Sir Franz Boas