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…is practised by psychotics and neurotics in a community filled with lunatics. Now these notions hardly did shamanism any justice. The practice was viewed in a rather ethnocentric manner that undermined its richness. Further more fundamental questions…

…, 2002). Persecution is the most active part in the memoirs of the Christian Church, beginning with the Jewish peoples, turning their reproachful eyes upon the Pagans in the 14th century. Christianity is a severe expression of religious ethnocentrism…

…we must respect the cultures of others even where some beliefs do not live up to our standards of "right" and "wrong". It is only clear that a negative attitude towards other culture or groups arise out of ethnocentrism, while positive attitude…

…different. Such negative reactions will not let an organisation fully utilise its potential and may create an discontented environment. Hiring, empowering, rewarding and recognising people similar to one self is the danger with stereotyping and ethnocentrism…

…to understand that different racial groups to themselves are not inferior or primitive when compared to others. I think the anthropological practice of de-centring oneself and trying not to have ethnocentric views about other cultures helps us to understand…

…The evolution of values in today's modernized and more dangerous world, with our ethnocentric ideas lead me to believe some of us may not truly understand the meaning of war. By discussing the consequences of war perhaps we can begin to measure…

…nature correlates with their humble belief in the Great Spirit. Compare that to the Caucasian's greedy, proud, ethnocentric nature. These traits are contradictory between the their beliefs and actions. By contrasting, Red Jacket shows that the white man's…

…, homophobia, and ethnocentrism thereby exploiting our own. Sweat-shops are not a new issue in international business. We, as North Americans, have become painfully aware of the exploitation taking place in numerous counties. However, it is more disturbing…

…to make culturally appropriate diagnoses, but when using the designation of ‘culture-bound’ care must be taken so as not to imply that the illness is somehow not real because this could result in the same problem of ethnocentricity that was the problem…

…relativism is the view that there are no objective moral principles but rather that all valid moral principles are justified by virtue of their cultural acceptance. This theory assumes that ethnocentrism may be reduced and one has a tolerance for other cultures…