the belief that one’s culture is superior to other cultures is known as americentrism.
the belief that one’s culture is superior to other cultures is known as americentrism.
he belief that one’s culture is superior to other cultures is known as?
americentrism
cultural relativism is the view that cultures are merely different, not deficient, and each culture’s norms and practices should be assessed only from the perspective of the culture itself, not by standards embraced by another culture. it is the idea that one cannot make judgments about a culture just because they are not a part of one's own. outsiders should be able to see the cultural from a neutral perspective and not judge the culture before understanding it. each culture should be viewed with respect and as an equal because no one culture is better than any other. they should be allowed to practice their own beliefs, what a cultures believes to be true, and values, a shared view about what is right. cultural relativism emphasizes that ethnocentrism, which is the belief that one’s culture is superior to everyone else’s, should not be forced upon cultures, and cultures should remain unprejudiced toward each other. cultural relativism is the moral and ethical way to look at different cultures.
cultural communication
researchers kanagawa and heine have studied participants who lived in western and eastern cultures. throughout the study the researchers concluded that western cultures such as north american and west european cultures are more independent cultures. the individuals in the western society tend to look only for positive attributes and strive for goals that will put them ahead of others. western cultures are more goal oriented for individualism, instead of being more collective for the group to advance ahead. this is due to the culture that westerners instill, the whole culture concept is to out beat another individual to advance their own well being. the independent cultures create selves and self-concepts to worry about their own individual thoughts and feelings. whereas eastern cultures such as those of japan, asian, africa, latin american, and south europe are interdependent cultures. the culture is very different in eastern cultures because their culture is based on the collective, instead of focusing on one individual. for instance, japanese culture focuses heavily on self-criticism and trying to improve themselves to become better individuals. they really depend on negative feedback and aspects of themselves so that they can advance and help the entire culture and society. the whole goal is to maintain harmony and balance within society. therefore, japan’s conceptual self is very different to western culture due to the environment and standards that each culture upholds. eastern cultures are represented as interdependent because they only think and feel for others instead of thinking about themselves. in addition, the studies that these researchers have conducted show an important relationship between the self and how cultures can play a major role in shaping the self and self-concept.
self