Examples of Ethnocentrism

1. Examples of Ethnocentrism

Source : http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-ethnocentrism.

Example In History

European Imperialism : The practice of taking over other lands in 16 century. Ex) Africa, America

The Mandate of Heaven : that the Chinese felt that they had received divine power which entitled them to exert heavy rule over the citizens, and that they had power over the rest of the world. By the Chinese philosopher Confucias.

Nazi Germany : One of the most horrible examples of ethnocentrism to ever occur was during Nazi Germany.

I will use those examples in introduction. Ethnocentrism have existed in history.

2. Analysis of ethnocentrism

Authors : NI Chun-yan

Source : US-China Foreign Language; Mar2008, Vol. 6 Issue 3, p78-81, 4p

This article focuses on the classification of ethnocentrism and the relevance of ethnocentrism. The author then analyzes the negative impact of ethnocentrism on intercultural communication.

So, I will use this source after example and it will be support my opinion that ethnocentrism is not correct thinking.

3. Ingroup Bias, Classic Ethnocentrism, and Non-Ethnocentrism Among American Whites.

Authors : Raden, David

Source : Political Psychology; Dec2003, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p803, 26p

It includes types of Ethnocentrism. One is a classic Sumnerian type, in which favorable perceptions of the ingroup were linked to unfavorable perceptions of the outgroup, and other is a simple ingroup bias type that consisted of all other instances of ingroup superiority.

4. Cultural Relativism

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_relativism

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cultural relativism is the principle that an individual human's beliefs and activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual's own culture. The source also include history that when that term established.

5. Relativism.

Authors : Schnapper, Dominique1 schnapper.fr@gmail.com

Source : Society; Mar2009, Vol. 46 Issue 2, p175-179, 5p