Meaning & use
ethnocentricity
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The tendency to judge other cultures by the standards and values of one's own culture.
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The textbook was criticized for its ethnocentricity in describing only Western achievements as 'progress.'
Travel can help reduce ethnocentricity by exposing people to different ways of life.
A note on using this word
Used interchangeably with the more common noun 'ethnocentrism'; both describe the same concept in sociology and anthropology.
Words with a similar meaning
biascultural bias
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Words with an opposite meaning
cultural relativismopen-mindedness
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