Benjamin

Benjamin EthnocentricityJan Pettman (1986:6) claims that ethnocentricty "is a vital ingredient inaracist ideology" and upon contemplation, she is credibly correct. DSouza(1996:522) is right when he says that many cultures have "an intense gustatory perception for [their] own conclave" over others. Yet it is perhaps theintensity of preference and the way the preference is expressed thatdistinguishes ethnocentricity from racism. While racism combines theintense preference with unadmirable actions, ethnocentricity combines thepreference with culture-bound myopia, that may head up but does not have tolead to those same unadmirable actions.

Therefore, it is perhaps legitimate thatadherence to a singular viewpoint, be it Asian, African, or European, withno ability or desire to explore or assimilate into other cultures is aprecursor to undefended racism.Alan Singer (1994:285), looks at ethnocentricty as a "political andreligious endeavour that uses historical information for the creation ofu...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

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