Cultural Relativism and Ethnocentrism

Analyze if the statement depicts ethnocentrism or cultural relativism.

1. Korean culture is better than our culture because many Filipinos try to imitate and adopt this culture.

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural Relativism

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2. The Aetas of Zambales ,the Mangyans of Mindoro and other Filipino tribes have different religious beliefs. Their Gods are manifested on the different forms of nature like trees, mountains, rivers, volcano, their dead ancestors, and many more. I think there is nothing wrong about that. It does not make them a lesser group of people.

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural Relativism

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3. Indigenous people should learn to change their old and traditional ways of life in order to be happy and successful.

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural Relativism

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4. People in my culture could learn a lot from people in other cultures.

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural Relativism

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5. Filipinos’ religious traditions like the celebration of fiestas should be banned because it is just a waste of time, energy, and resources.

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural Relativism

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6.Western culture is superior and opposite of non-Western culture.

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural Relativism

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7. When you don’t say “po” at “opo,” you are impolite.

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural Relativism

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8. We have to avoid going to places like Siquijor and Capiz because monsters called Aswang infest these places.

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural Relativism

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9. Ilocanos are thrifty because they are poor.

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural Relativism

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10. Cannibalism is the practice of eating human flesh by groups of people from different parts of the world. An example is the tribe of the Wari’ people of the Brazilian Amazon. They perform endocannibalism once their tribe members die because they believe that they shall forever remember their tribesmen once they have eaten their flesh.

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural Relativism