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…abortion consistently illegal after quickening. This may seem like an ethnocentric statement, but it would be very difficult to operate our legal system based upon more than one chain of precedent (imagine the chaos that would ensue if the 19th century court…

…. Though this deadly form of racism and ethnocentrism violates nearly every recognized moral standard, it has occurred time and again in human history. From the sixteen’s century to our days. Unimaginable horror befell European Jews throughout the 1930s…

…environment. People need to go beyond ethnocentrism and recognize and accept individuals for their differences. It is important to emphasize the similarities we share in order to create a pleasant work environment. Managers need to remember that values should…

…tools are considered the most fit to their environment. Although anthropologists argue that they minimize their ethnocentrism, the fact is that the societies that lack knowledge of tools or refuse to use certain tools may not survive long enough…

…Whites started to come over to America, they didn’t think twice about taking over the Native American’s land. As it says in Strangers to These Shores, “Columbus’s first impressions of the Arakawa Tribe in the Caribbean reflected ethnocentrism… ‘I knew…

…. As can be seen throughout the Americas, American indigenous peoples and their systems of life have been denigrated and misperceived. Most persistent of European ethnocentrisms toward Indians is the concept of the primitive, always buttressed with the rule…

…to another. Ethnic and racial diversity is more than ever a salient fact of age” (220). In this quote he writes on how the movement of technology and population growth can bring about the blending of culture. Schlesinger also mentions how ethnocentrism can cause…

…, and authoritarianism. Survivalist militia movements, "ethnocentric mythmongers (129)," and the uncertain political situation in Russian are reminders of the fascist threat. Environmentalism is concerned with protection and promotion of the bioshpere. Originally…

…) peaceful areas, the Albanians from the support of ethnocentric supporters living in Turkey, and other Balkan areas, as well as in the US. Only time can reveal the ultimate winner of the conflict. IV. Prospective Application of BOP Theory How one sees…

…standards. Such rankings are highly subjective and loaded with potential for ethnocentric abuse, with the highest rank always being reserved for the race of the anthropologist doing the ranking. One such man was Linnaeus, who viewed the task of classification…