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Ethnocentrism is judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one's own

culture.[1][page needed]Ethnocentric individuals judge other groups relative to their own ethnic group or
culture, especially with concern for language, behavior, customs, and religion. These ethnic
distinctions and subdivisions serve to define each ethnicity's unique cultural identity.[2] Ethnocentrism
may be overt or subtle, and while it is considered a natural proclivity of human psychology in
everyday life, it has developed a generally negative connotation.[3] In anthropology, cultural
relativism is seen as an antithesis and an antonym to ethnocentrism.

What Is Ethnocentrism?
Because each individual is born into a certain cultural environment, he or she develops a specific idea
of what 'normal' is.
The people around you as you grow up will shape your perceptions of what people should look like
and how they should behave.
What color skin, hair, and eyes people have; what language they speak; what foods they eat; and
what religion they practice all become ingrained in your mind, whether you know it or not.
Ethnocentrism is the belief that your own cultural or ethnic group is superior to other cultural or ethnic
groups.

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