Ethnocentrism

Question 1

Explain the issue Ethnocentrism

Answer 1

Perceiving the world centres your own culture and ethnic group
Evaluates other cultures and ethnic groups by standards and views and viewing them as inferior or less important

Question 2

Explain why ethnocentrism is an issue in psychology

Answer 2

It was found that 96% of participants in experiments where from Western, industrialised cultures.
This means psychologists ignore views, values, language, and cultures from else-where.

Question 3

explain three weaknesses of enthnocentrisim

Answer 3

• When research does not consider ethnocentrism, it can cause discrimination and prevent other cultures from having equal opportunities
• Can lead people to be close-minded about how other people live . Can reinforce in-group/out-group mentality
• Believing that only your own culture is correct can spread misinformation about other cultures