Explain what ethnocentrism is and give an example from what you read, watched or experienced. Talk about why it is important to analyze and interact with a culture other than our own using the cultural elements (e.g. norms, standards) of that particular culture

Ethnocentrism is judging another
culture
based on the values and standards set in one's own
culture
,
therefore
believing that your own
culture
is superior to that of other people.
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something
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have been guilty of in the past it's
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something I have experienced in my own personal life. I was born and raised in Nigeria, in my
culture
respect for the elderly Is a pretty big deal, and it's typically shown by females kneeling and men take a bow, It's
also
shown when we call older people aunty and uncle even when we are not related. upon getting to
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nited States Of America, I got to learn rather quickly that all of
that is
only unique to my
culture
, I found that my friends found it weird when
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would kneel even if
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happen to meet an elderly person at the store
for example
and they just didn't understand why
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called everyone aunty or uncle. I
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on the other hand
remember watching a show about a certain African
culture
that requires that the groom endures a number of beatings for the girls family and member of the society before he is able to marry the girl, if he can’t take the beatings he is considered that man enough to be a married man, I couldn’t at that time think of anything more barbaric than that, I just couldn’t fathom why that would be a yardstick when I
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to being a man.
Although
now looking back at that I can certainly see where ethnocentrism came into play, I can see how
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we can be when it comes to other peoples cultures, in reality
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the difference in our cultures is what makes us all so unique and the reason life is so interesting. Learning about different cultures is something we should all make
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habit.
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