Ethnocentrism

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How can ethnocentrism be defined?
The bias that we have to see things from the point of ourselves and people like us.
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What does ethnocentrism include about outgroups?
The tendency to under-value the outgroup's products. Increased rejection and hostility towards outgroup members.
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What does ethnocentrism say about attitudes towards ingroups?
Tendency to over-value ingroup products. Increased liking for ingroup's members.
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What is a negative about ethnocentrism and a positive point?
Negative is that it is prejudice. Positive is that it supports group cohesion.
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What happens the more we like our group?
The more we dislike the other group.
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What are the 2 sources of bias that ethnocentrism creates?
Researchers mainly only study their own culture. Researchers find it difficult to interpret behaviour and experience of people from other cultures.
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What are examples of ethnocentric studies?
Kanner, Daly and Wilson, Johansson, Farrington, Ross, Castellow, Fisher, Janis and Feshbach.
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What are examples of studies that are not ethnocentric?
Kohlberg, Holmes and Rahe, Yochelson and Samenow, Gottesman and Shields, ICD, Karp and Frank.
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