ethnocentric

(adjective)

Of the idea or belief that one's own culture is more important than, or superior to, other cultures.

Related Terms

  • moral relativism
  • norms

Examples of ethnocentric in the following topics:

  • Culture and Ethics

    • Cultural relativists consider this to be an ethnocentric view, as the universal set of values proposed by universalists are based on their set of values.
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