Ethnocentrism is the tendency of people toput their own culture at the center, and to use their culturalstandards to judge the behavior and beliefs of people of differentcultures. People who are ethnocentric believe their culturalbeliefs are morally correct and others are morally questionable.They often become so deeply engrossed in their culture that othercultures and the people in them become unimportant. To some degreeall people are ethnocentric. It is a natural tendency for each ofus to believe that our cultural beliefs are the best. However,ethnocentrism prevents us from becoming culturally competent andresponsive to others who share differing cultural beliefs,traditions, practices, and affiliations.

The opposite of ethnocentrism is CulturalRelativism. Cultural relativism is the view that thebehavior in one culture should not be judged by the standards ofanother. The goal of cultural relativism is to be objective andsensitive to diverse cultures without ignoring internationalstandards of justice and morality (Kottak & Kozaitis, 2002).The key to eliminating ethnocentrism is to first acknowledge thatone is ethnocentric. Becoming more culturally relative can beachieved by recognizing the attitudes and beliefs related toethnocentrism and then working to dispel them.

Please answer the following questions and post your answers toBlackboard.

1. How does ethnocentrism develop?

2. Did you recognize your own ethnocentric beliefs andattitudes?

3. Do people within the same culture always share the sameattitudes and beliefs? If yes, why? If no why not? • Is anyoneculture really better than another?

4. Are there any dangers to ethnocentric attitudes in a worldthat is becoming more diverse? If yes, what are the dangers?

5. How can ethnocentric beliefs and attitudes become moreculturally relative?

6. What are things you can do in your life today to become moreculturally relative?

7. Do you think your family and friends might resist yourbecoming more culturally relative, if yes, why? If no, why not?

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Certainly Here are detailed responses to each question 1 How does ethnocentrism develop Ethnocentrism often develops through socialization within ones own cultural group From a young age individuals a... View the full answer