According to Segall‚ Dasen‚ Berry‚ & Poortinga (1999) an ethnocentric perspective is the belief that a person’s culture is the center of all. The other part of an ethnocentric perspective is that it promotes postive feelings of self while creating negative thought patterns about others (Segall et al‚ 1999). Behavior/Social Cognitive Theory This theory was built upon the theory that behavior is a learned response primarily learned through social environment (Cervone & Pervin‚ 2010). Social-cognitive
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society. The opposite of ethnocentrism is multiculturalism‚ which is the belief that all cultures are basically equal. Ethnocentricity is essentially a double-edged sword‚ and has been shown to be a powerful force that exhibits both positive and negative consequences inside a cultural group. There are three major causes of why ethnocentricity exists: individuals’ different life experiences‚ social and political power‚ and economic rationale. The truth is there is no one who can wholly abstain
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Patriotism can be taken too far‚ if Americans only purchased American cars‚ this would allow american car companies to become more anticompetative. • American manufacturers need competition to stay strong. • Patriotism can be confused with nationalism. This might encourage people to become more close minded
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increasing pace‚ arguments over slavery in the west became more and more heated. The disagreement between the north and the south eventually led to the civil war. The expansion to the west also encouraged the disunity of sectionalism and the unity of nationalism. When the United States went to war in 1812‚ Americans were stopped from importing factory goods from Great Britain (their wartime enemy). Without competition from foreign nations‚ northern industries made a handsome profit. During peacetime
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The word “enlightenment” can have many different meanings‚ though all dealing with the subjects of man and some type of scientific advancement. The best way to describe enlightenment is being a time of exploration and scientific advancement. Enlightenment is something that has been researched‚ highly discussed‚ and even written about. Voltaire’s well known French satirical tale Candide is among many of the written examples of enlightenment‚ which also happens to be one of the tale’s main themes.
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African Nationalism: The Influence of War Upon African Independence Children screaming‚ bombs blasting‚ and canons roaring overhead. Who would have thought that such destruction could allow for a country to become a self reliant‚ nationalist state? Black Africans witnessed the horrors of war in both WWI and WWII from the front lines. Allied forces used thousands of Black Africans to assist them in defending Europe. During WWI‚ the number of Africans who died serving France in Europe was proportionate
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‘The Nation State is dead‚ long live the TNC’. Critically assess the changing relationships between TNC’s and nation states. Introduction The inevitable growth of globalisation over the past few decades has gradually created the occurrence we now know as the “Trans-national Corporation (TNCs)”. This essay will aim to the highlight and explain the situation in which nation states are continually being reformed by these TNCs. Globalisation & the Role of Technology Globalisation is the process
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WBSO GLOBALIZATION AND STATE-BUILDING NIKOLA LAKIĆ Is globalization a challenge or a threat to nation-states as a dominant form of polity? WESTERN BALKANS SECURITY OBSERVER Nikola Lakić1 1 BAMERC - Balkan and Middle East regional Cooperation Scientific article August 2011 UDK: 321.8 ; 316.334.2/.3 Abstract Contact: nl023@yahoo.com A true Nation-state has never yet existed in our diverse and vibrant world. For states to remain in the game‚ they need to understand they are no longer the only
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Throughout this section‚ Tolstoy investigates the origins of patriotism and national identity. Although many of the characters vigorously support the Russian cause‚ their reasoning for doing so are diverse. Prince Andrei hopes to achieve a gratifying career and get away from his wife; dreamy Nikolai glamorizes battle; Ippolit Kuragin wants opportunities to pick up women. None of these characters seem to be moved by nationalist feelings - all of them volunteered for the war due to self-interest or
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that went to Vietnam to visit her boyfriend and ended up staying with the Green Berets and wearing a necklace with human tongues is good example of the effects bad patriotism can have. False patriotism used for unnecessary violence is definitely a negative aspect of patriotism In Langston Hughes’s speech‚ “Let America Be America Again” he expresses true American patriotism‚ “O‚ let my land be a land where Liberty is crowned with no false patriotic wealth‚” Langston composes his speech with a hunger
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