Ethnocentrism is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one’s own ethnic culture. The concept of ethnocentrism has proven significant in the social sciences‚ both with respect to the issue of whether the ethnocentric bias of researchers colors the data they obtain‚ and the findings from research in anthropology and sociology. Such research has revealed ethnocentrism in every culture around the world‚ based on a number reasons‚ including religion‚ language‚ customs‚ culture
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into which a synthesis could go (and maybe has gone). 1. Shared Assumptions Both theories seem to have some ‘faith in the efficacy of urban-based industrial growth’ (Potter et al. 2008‚ p. 942). Interestingly‚ even though Frank accuses MT of Eurocentrism (1966‚ p. 17)‚ he never reflects whether industrialisation per se (with all the institutions that come with it) is a European concept in itself‚ a consideration I would have expected (Frank 1966‚ 1975). This shows that both scholars share the following
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is not easy and archeologists take their time to make sure they do not ruin the artifacts or bones. (http://www.nps.gov/efmo/forteachers/so-what-does-an-archeologist-do.htm) Bahn points out that archeologist have to‚ “face accusation of racism‚ Eurocentrism‚ neocolonialism‚ grave-robbing‚ and male chauvinism” (Bahn‚ 80). So‚ why do Native Americans want to make sure all their ancestors are kept buried if archeologists treat them respectfully? James Riding In thinks that the remains of prehistoric
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International Relations Glossary Nation State A form of political organization under which a relatively homogeneous people inhabits a sovereign state. Sovereignty Denotes a single‚ supreme political decision-making authority. In early modern Europe the Monarch was the Sovereign. In modern states sovereignty tends to lie with the executive arm of government. A controversial term‚ sovereignty relies on authority‚ not power. That is‚ the sovereign claims the right or authority to decide matters
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Art is a complicated subject in the archaeological record because of how inherently vague the definition of art is. There are various ways and mediums in which to express creativity‚ making it difficult to interpret the different forms‚ or to understand and deduce the meaning or reasoning behind it‚ especially before the invention of writing and throughout various extinct cultures. There is also a problem in interpreting artistic expressions of the past based on the classifications and aesthetics
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Take Home Exam #1 The Last King of Scotland‚ through it’s character development‚ cinematographic imagery‚ and linguistic/semiotic messages reveals a plethora of concepts that have been historically created by Eurocentrism‚ and that reinforce the notion of “us” and “them‚” or “the Other‚” thereby illustrating many stereotypical depictions of blacks and blackness. From the onset of the film‚ the character Nicholas Garrigan is portrayed as a privileged and affluent Scot who is well educated and
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Overcoming Bias and Prejudice: Becoming Self-Aware My name is Sean Lamar Hellems. I turned 24 on October 14. I was born in 1992 to John Hellems‚ Sr. & Natalie-Jean Craft in Bridgeton‚ Missouri—a suburb of Saint Louis. Unfortunately‚ my mother struggled with drugs and alcohol. After acting irresponsibly‚ she was hit by a truck and killed when I was two years old. In 1994‚ my father married Raygenea Williams. That same year‚ we left Saint Louis in an old abandoned mail-truck. We moved 100 miles north
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École de la Communication Introduction to Media Studies ICOE2005 Fall 2012 Mondays 14:45–16:45 Professor: Joseph Bender Course Description What is/are the media? Who produces and influences them and under what circumstances? How do the media represent reality? What effects do they have on the audience? To what extent are the media globalized or different across countries? What is new about the new media? The course considers the nature of mediated communication‚ historical transformations
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Industrial revolution Although it occurred around the same time as the French‚ American‚ Latin American‚ and Haitian Revolutions between‚ say‚ 1750 and 1850—the industrial revolution was really the most revolutionary of the bunch. No way‚ dude. All those revolution resulted in‚ like new borders and flags and stuff. We have studied 15‚000 years of history here at crash course‚ me from the past. And borders and flags have changed plenty‚ and they’re going to keep changing. But in all that
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dialectic of arithmetic in grocery shopping Okagaki‚ L.‚ & Sternberg‚ R.J. (1993). Parental Beliefs and Children’s School Performance. Child Development‚ 64(1)‚ 36-56. Powell‚ A.B.‚ & Frankenstein‚ M. (Eds.). (1997). Ethnomathematics: Challenging Eurocentrism in Mathematics Sternberg‚ R.J. (1999). The Theory of Successful Intelligence. Review of General Psychology‚ 3(4)‚ 299-316. Sternberg‚ R.J.‚ & Kaufman‚ J.C. (1998). Human abilities. Annual Review of Psychology‚ 49‚ 479-502.
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