________ means making judgements about other societies or groups based on one's cultural bias and/or beliefs.

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________ means making judgements about other societies or groups based on one's cultural bias and/or beliefs.

Ethnocentrism is the tendency to judge other cultures by the standards of one's own culture. When you evaluate how people live elsewhere based on your own beliefs, you assume your way is correct or superior, which biases your view and can lead to misunderstandings or mistreatment. This contrasts with cultural relativism, which asks you to interpret beliefs and practices within their own cultural context rather than by your own norms. Related ideas like stereotyping or xenophobia involve broad generalizations or fear toward groups, rather than a biased judgment of entire cultures as inherently better or worse.

Ethnocentrism is the tendency to judge other cultures by the standards of one's own culture. When you evaluate how people live elsewhere based on your own beliefs, you assume your way is correct or superior, which biases your view and can lead to misunderstandings or mistreatment. This contrasts with cultural relativism, which asks you to interpret beliefs and practices within their own cultural context rather than by your own norms. Related ideas like stereotyping or xenophobia involve broad generalizations or fear toward groups, rather than a biased judgment of entire cultures as inherently better or worse.

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