Different Perspective of Culture PDF

ETHNOCENTRISM A belief that one’s on culture is better than others. They tend to compare, evaluate, and even judge other people’s way based on the values and standards set in one’s own culture ETHNOCENTRIS M Their worldview is based on...

ETHNOCENTRISM A belief that one’s on culture is better than others. They tend to compare, evaluate, and even judge other people’s way based on the values and standards set in one’s own culture ETHNOCENTRIS M Their worldview is based on the beliefs, assumptions, expectations, and values shaped by one’s language, behavior, customs, values, religions and other aspects.  THE EFFECTS OF ETHNOCENTRISM: Many people are blinded from seeing things in another perspective. People tend to dislike or make false judgement on other culture. Tend to becoming biased and judge another culture as bad and wrong.  EXAMPLES OF ETHNOCENTRISM: a. The American society sees themselves as a world leader. As a result, they interfere in the political affairs of the other countries and try to control them, leading to misunderstanding and miscommunication amongst nations which sometimes result to war. EXAMPLES OF ETHNOCENTRISM: b. Cases hate crimes and terrorism violence can usually be traced back to religious conflicts and misunderstanding  XENOCENTRISM The belief that one’s culture is inferior compared to others. People are highly influenced by the culture or many culture outside the realm of their society.  XENOCENTRISM The belief that one’s culture is inferior compared to others. People are highly influenced by the culture or many culture outside the realm of their society. Example: “Filipino seems happy to buy imported goods rather than local products because of the assumption that anything abroad is better” XENOCENTRISM: “Anything foreign is superior” CULTURAL RELATIVISM A belief that culture are equally complex. There is no such thing as superior or inferior culture. It is a way of viewing the beliefs, values, and practices of a culture from its own viewpoint. CULTURAL RELATIVISM Others should understand an individual’s beliefs and activities in terms of that person’s own culture. CULTURAL RELATIVISM: Promotes greater It means that the appreciation of the function and culture that an meaning of a trait individual might are relative to its encounter along the cultural setting. way. A good way to rehearse the norms and values of a society ARE YOU A FILIPINO? DINUGUAN PAKLAY  HOLEN JACKSTONE  MIKMIK BARNUTS PAGMAMANO PO AT OPO GAMIT SA BAHAY PAMALO PUTO BALANGHOY BIBINGKA Learning Task 3.1: AM I DIFFERENT? Instruction: Fill in “Me” and My Culture table by describing how you behave and practice your own culture under similar circumstances. AND SO I AM DIFFERENT.. 1. Are their respective cultures the same as your own culture? In what ways are they similar and in what ways do they differ? 2. Do you think that the cultures of these groups are bad? Why or why not? 3. Can we consider some of their cultural practices as right or wrong? Explain. 4. Which of the two sets of culture is the best, their cultures or your own culture? Why? 5. If one culture behaves in a particular act, does it mean that all cultures can behave the same way? Discuss further. THANK YOU!