Q2 L4: Ethnocentrism and Relativism
Cards (12)
- enumerate the reasons considered as the primary causes of cultures' similarities
- considered one of the primary causes | means all people in the world have the same biological needs like food, water, shelter, clothing, healthcare
- considered one of the primary causes | society must fill some requirements to function like replacing members, teaching new members to participate, and the need to have participation in production and distribution
- considered one of the primary causes | all human beings are alike in having similar ranges of emotion like love, security, language
- considered one of the primary causes | environment characterized by certain limitations like food, source of energy, etc. delimiting factors of the people's environment
- this term defines that every society is unique from one another, each culture has its distinct features and characteristics
- 2 orientations in viewing other cultures
- this term defines a feeling of superiority towards one's own group over other groups
- this thinking/orientation in viewing other cultures often results in understanding cultures different from one's own and is even linked with multiple forms of dogmatism and prejudice like regionalism, nationalism, racism, sexism, religious discrimination
- this is an expression of group solidarity with antagonism towards outside groups; marked by extreme preferential and superiority
- this is a neutral perspective; the principle of regarding beliefs, values, and practices of a culture from the viewpoint of that culture itself
- this principle is often practiced to avoid cultural bias and ethnocentrism