Thursday, February 16, 2012

Ethnocentrism

Ethnocentrism is making value judgments about another culture from perspectives of one's own cultural system. The ethnocentric individual will judge other groups relative to his or her own particular ethnic group or culture, especially with concern to language, behavior, customs, and religion. These ethnic distinctions and subdivisions serve to define each ethnicity's unique cultural identity.
in my experience, I've found ethnocentrism in the field of cultural leadership. often happens that people who have the authority sometimes abuse their authority. But I have ever experienced was at the time of discussion, sometimes the leader makes the decision regardless of the noise from the existing partners. and what happens, some of the partners running the existing decision with a heavy heart. but grateful at all agree with what has been decided to give it an advantage. there are a wise man said that there is no one righteous, no not one.
so what can I learn from etnocentrisme, we can indeed take pride in what has become our culture or habits. but based on what the wise man had said that nothing is true, we as human beings we should complement each other, to love, even reminding that we live in this world can create the life of peace.


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