RachelRobinson

ExploringtheChineseCulture

Introduction
I.
Ethnocentrismisthepracticeofjudgingallotherculturesbyonesownculture.
II.
Everyonesculturehasbeenstereotypedinsomeway,shapeorform.
III.
Ipersonallythinkstereotypesarenegativethings.
IV.
TheChineseculturediffersfromAmericancultureinmanyways.
V.
Therearemajordifferencesbetweenreligionandaswellasstereotypesthatarebelieved
tobesometimestrueandsometimesfalse.

Body
I.
TheChinesecultureisuniqueinitsownway
A. Religion
1.Confucianism,TaoismandBuddhismaretheirmostcommonreligiousbeliefs.
2.MajorityoftheChinesecultureisnonreligious.
B. Confucianism(artifact)
1.Confucianismisthemostcommonoutofthe3practices.
2.Itistakenveryseriously.
ThoughtheChinesecultureisveryunique,ithasitsstereotypes.

II.
Chinesearecommonlystereotyped.
A. Chinesepeoplearenerds.
1.Theyareverysmart.
2.Theyareparticularlybestatmath.
B. ChinesevsAmericankidsbrains(artifact)
1.ChinesearesmarterthanAmericans.
2.Americansfocusonthewrongthingsandtheyhavemixedpriorities.
Conclusion
I.
TheChineseculturediffersfromAmericanculture.
II.
Religiouspracticesmakeschinesecultureuniqueandtherearemultiplestereotypesabout
thisparticularculture.
III.
Judgingaculturethatyouarenotapartofisaninterestingthingtodo
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