Legal Definition of Ethnocentrism
Meaning of Ethnocentrism
The feeling or belief that one’s own cultural patterns are superior to all others. This results in the interpretation of other people in terms of one’s own cultural values and traditions. An example is people from monogamous societies condemning polygamy as being “unnatural” and immoral. Ethnocentrism is universal and normal but not necessarily morally defensible or desirable because it prevents understanding other cultures. It also interferes with meaningful intercultural communication.
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Definition of Ethnocentrism
The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Ethnocentrism: The assumption that the culture of one’s own group is moral, right and rational and that other cultures are inferior. When confronted with a different culture, individuals judge it with reference to their own standards and make no attempt to understand and evaluate it from the perspective of its members. Sometimes ethnocentrism will be combined with racism, the belief that individuals can be classified into distinct racial groups and that that there is a biologically-based hierarchy of these races. In principle, however, one can reject a different culture without in any way assuming the inherent inferiority of its members. See: RACISM / XENOPHOBIA in this legal dictionary and in the world encyclopedia of law.
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- Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Ethnocentrism. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada
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