Question

An african american who believes that african american culture is superior to all other cultures is guilty of ethnocentrism.

a. True

b. False

Answer 1

The correct answer is True

The word ethnocentrism designates a way of looking at another ethnicity (and its derivations, such as culture, habits, religion, language and forms of life in general) based on one's own ethnicity. The ethnocentric world view does not allow the observer of a culture to recognize otherness and makes him establish his own culture as a starting point and reference for quantifying and qualifying other cultures. This results, roughly speaking, that the ethnocentric observer sees himself as superior to the others in cultural, religious and ethnic-racial aspects.

The ethnocentric view is one that sees the world based on its own culture, disregarding other cultures or considering its own as superior to the others.

Answer 2

Answer: TRUE.

Explanation: Ethnocentrism can be defined as the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own traditional, deferred, or adoptive ethnic culture.

It is the belief that one's ethnic group is superior to another. Ethnocentric individuals believe they are better than other individuals for reasons based solely on their heritage.