The difference between ethnocentrism and cultural relativism
Ethnocentrism is the belief
that your particular culture is "right" or better than another culture
with different ideals, lifestyle, etc...
Cultural Relativism is the
understanding that different people have different cultures and applying
that to situations in which different cultures are involved
The similarities between ethnocentrism and cultural relativism
both of them are judging other cultures
Examples of cultural shock
1. In Paris, when out for a morning walk you say "Bonjour!" to everyone you
pass and get a cheery "Bonjour!" in return. Do that in New York and
people will scurry away from you lest they be shot, importuned or
molested.
2. Asians consider it rude to meet gazes too long (longer than a second),
however, it is just the opposite in some western countries. So when a
westerner meets an Asian, the Asian thinks the westerner is rude, the
westerner thinks the Asian is sneaky.
3. in Indonesia difficult to get food made from pork, it is because in predominantly Muslim Indonesia, Islam considers pork was dirty and unclean. so if there are tourists who are accustomed to eating pork in his country they will be confused because he would find it difficult to get food processed from pork in Indonesia
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