CHAPTER 9: ETHNOCENTRISMWhat is ethnocentrism?. Views based on the ideas and beliefs of one particular Oxford Advanced Dictionary 8/30/17 CHAPTER 9 HUMAN BEHAVIOUR - OPEN UNIVERSITY 1..
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What is ethnocentrism?
Views based on the ideas and beliefs of one particular
(Oxford Advanced Dictionary)
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collective programming of the mind
shared ways people understand/interpret the world
patterned ways of thinking, feeling and behaving
Learned and not inherited
from parents/family, friends, school, media
values and norms in a society
Levels of culture
sub-national, corporate, industry, gender, class, generational
Dangers of stereotyping
ethnocentricity & cultural relativism
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1) It is the way we cook and eat food
2) The way we greet each other
3) The way we design and built houses
4) The way of dressing
5) The way of organazing families
6) The way of celebrating feasts and ocasions
7) The way we express ourselves in arts, writing and
other forms of expressions
8) The religion and beliefs we have got
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1 A man wearing earings Vc c s vs
2 Eating food with your fingers.
3 Bargaining with the salesperson in a shop.
4 Slurping soup in a restaurant.
5 Blowing your nose in public.
6 Your brother or sister marries someone from another country.
7 A woman breast-feeding her baby in public.
8 A mobile phone ringing in a meeting.
1 You should not……….
2 You are not supposed to …………
3 It is considered impolite to……
1 There is no cultural offence to people if….
2 You may ………
3 It’s all right if ………
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Literature
Food
Festivals
Religions
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Culture Shock
Indifference
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