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ETHNOCENTRISM

ETHNOCENTRISM. MLDE 115 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS. ETHNOCENTRISM. JUDGING NEGATIVELY THE ASPECT OF ANOTHER CULTURE BY THE STANDARDS OF ONE’S OWN CULTURE. POSITIVE: YOU PREFER YOUR CULTURE OVER ALL OTHERS NEGATIVE: YOU BELIEVE YOUR CULTURE IS IN THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING.

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ETHNOCENTRISM

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  1. ETHNOCENTRISM MLDE 115 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS Kenan BAŞARAN

  2. ETHNOCENTRISM • JUDGING NEGATIVELY THE ASPECT OF ANOTHER CULTURE BY THE STANDARDS OF ONE’S OWN CULTURE. • POSITIVE: YOU PREFER YOUR CULTURE OVER ALL OTHERS • NEGATIVE: YOU BELIEVE YOUR CULTURE IS IN THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING. • EXTREME NEGATIVE: YOU BELIEVE THE VALUES AND NORMS OF YOUR CULTURE AS MOST POWERFUL AND SHOULD BE ADOPTED BY OTHER CULTURES. Kenan BAŞARAN

  3. ETHNOCENTRISM IS UNIVERSAL • IT IS FOUND IN EVERY CULTURE, PEOPLE REGARD THEIR CULTURE AS SUPERIOR. • LANGUAGES • MAPS • STORIES AND FOLKTALES • PROVERBS • FOOD Kenan BAŞARAN

  4. HOW TO AVOID ETHNOCENTRISM • IN JAPAN PEOPLE EAT WITH CHOPSTICKS, IN INDIA WITH FINGERS AND IN FRANCE WITH METAL OR PLASTIC UTENSİLS. • Which is more correct than others? • THE MUSLIM HAS ONE GOD, THE BUDHIST HAS NO GODS AND THE HINDU HAS MANY. • Which is more correct than others? • IN PART OF AFGHANISTAN AND SAUDI ARABIA WOMEN COVER THEIR FACES WITH VEILS BUT IN THE USA DO NOT. • Which is more correct than others? Kenan BAŞARAN

  5. LEVEL OF YOUR ETHNOCENTRISM? • MY CULTURE SHOULD BE THE ROLE MODEL FOR OTHER CULTURES. (1)Strongly Disagree (2)Disagree (3)Agree (4) Strongly Agree • OTHER CULTURES SHOULD TRY TO BE MORE LIKE MY CULTURE. (1)Strongly Disagree (2)Disagree (3)Agree (4) Strongly Agree • MOST OTHER CULTURES ARE BACKWARD COMPARED TO MY CULTURE. (1)Strongly Disagree (2)Disagree (3)Agree (4) Strongly Agree • MOST PEOPLE FROM OTHER CULTURES DO NOT KNOW WHAT’S GOOD FOR THEM. (1)Strongly Disagree (2)Disagree (3)Agree (4) Strongly Agree • MOST PEOLE WOULD BE HAPPIER IF THEY LIVED LIKE PEOPLE IN MY CULTURE. (1)Strongly Disagree (2)Disagree (3)Agree (4) Strongly Agree • PEOPLE IN MY CULTURE HAVE JUST ABOUT THE BEST LIFESTYLES OF ANYWHERE. (1)Strongly Disagree (2)Disagree (3)Agree (4) Strongly Agree Kenan BAŞARAN

  6. LEVEL OF YOUR ETHNOCENTRISM? • I RESPECT THE VALUES AND CUSTOMS OF OTHER CULTURES. (1)Strongly Disagree (2)Disagree (3)Agree (4) Strongly Agree • I DISLIKE INTERACTING WITH THE PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES. (1)Strongly Disagree (2)Disagree (3)Agree (4) Strongly Agree • I DO NOT TRUST PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENT. (1)Strongly Disagree (2)Disagree (3)Agree (4) Strongly Agree • I DO NOT COOPERATE WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENT. (1)Strongly Disagree (2)Disagree (3)Agree (4) Strongly Agree • I HAVE LITTLE RESPECT FOR THE VALUES AND CUSTOMS OF OTHER CULTURES. (1)Strongly Disagree (2)Disagree (3)Agree (4) Strongly Agree • PEOPLE IN MY CULTURE COULD LEARN A LOT FROM PEOPLE IN OTHER CULTURES. (1)Strongly Disagree (2)Disagree (3)Agree (4) Strongly Agree Kenan BAŞARAN

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