Different Ways of accepting Culture: Ethnocentrism, Xenocentrism and Culture Shock

the discussion in foregoing section states that each society has a culture unique and different from other
society and that there is no point to compare this culture. there is not universal truth that no matter how
relative the culture is, the degree of acceptance of this culture varies from one society to another. the
state of intolerance to other culture may even develop among its people a state of culture shock or
xenophobia.

the belief that one's own culture is relatively inferior compared to the culture of another society is called
Xenocentrism. the people having this kind of belief are apparently more accepting and accommodating
to other culture, and would take outside culture as part of their own most sociological this mindset as
"colonial mentality". in the mind of the typical mentality colonial person, anything that comes from
other society is better compared to anything that comes from within their society. it has been a common
observation that most societies having been under the colonial rule of other nation have this state of
mind. the philippines is apparently an example to this. nowadays, do to filipinos effort to talk, act, and
dress like americans, they were perceived as "little brown americans".

in other aspect, the belief that one's own culture is relatively superior compared to the culture of
another is called ethnocentrism. the people who adhere to these beliefs are apparently more is skeptical
to the introduction of another culture, stressing that there is no point to borrow the culture of another.
in fact, they believe that it is not only their culture that is more superior to others, but their race as well.
societies having this belief system are those who have colonized other countries, or those who
successfully imbued their people a high sense of nationalism. by embracing this belief system, most
people from this society usually develop the psychological trauma known as xenophobia or the fear of
anything that comes from societies other than their own.

xenophobia cannot only develop for his being ethnocentrist, he may also experience culture shock at the
time he is exposed to the culture of another and in which he is not aware of the existence of such
culture. culture shock is a situation where an individual encounter is a culture very much different from
his own which leads to his own disorientation or this organization ( panapio and raymundo, 2004:72).
this is mostly experienced by a migrant. or by a person who has a high sense of nationalism. the
confused individual has to coping mechanism -- he may simply try to understand its existence, or begin
to like and adapt the same as a regular habit.

the social process of culture: assimilation, acculturation, amalgamation

as mentioned in foregoing discussion, no culture is in constant state. it is dynamic capable office

spreading to various societies depending on the needs of the people. there are various ways of
spreading future. these are assimilation, acculturation, and amalgamation.

assimilation is the process of embracing a new culture and regarding the same as part of existing culture.
if there is any similarity author that tends to overlap with the newly introduced culture, such old culture
is being replaced with a new one.

acculturation on the other hand, is the social process of embracing a new culture, but this you culture
does not necessarily replace the existing culture. the latter continues to exist and in most instances, it co-
exist with the new culture. one does not replace the other.
amalgamation as a social process of culture pertains to the complete blending of two cultures, which
leads to the birth of the new breed of culture. this usually happens when two cultures are equally
familiar and influential to the point that both cultures are merged, creating something new.

the person's thought and behavior are guided by the kind of culture. it is culture that humanize the self.
it is culture that assists a person- the self to realize his responsibilities. it induce the self to a human way.
culture holds all that the self thinks of and all that he treasures as a member of a certain society that
distinguishes him from other creations.

customs, beliefs, traditions, values and norms define the character of the person the self's behavior and
actions. the self-perceived things and judges them based on his own ideas and beliefs or ways of life one
displays.