Anthropology Terms - Patricia
Acculturation
Acculturation is a process in which a culture transforms through massive adoption of cultural traits from another society. An example of acculturation is back in the 18th century the Cherokees accepted a proposal from President George Washington and began to change themselves from their traditional hunting and gathering community into a cotton growing community. They began to imitate the whites in their dressing styles, started building homes similar to whites, and wanted to live a life like them. Missionaries began to teach them christian beliefs and faiths and schools were started where Cherokees were eager to learn.
Ethnocentrism
Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own culture is superior to all others, being fond of their own way of life and condescending or even hostile to other cultures. An example of ethnocentrism is from British imperialism. Imperialism, or the practice of taking over other lands, was practiced by Europe as far back as the 16th century. They took lands in Africa, Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Scotland, U.S. colonies, and more. They believed that Africa and the Americas were primitive sourced based on hunting and farming and thus felt the need to take them over and bring them up to speed with modern technologies.
Acculturation is a process in which a culture transforms through massive adoption of cultural traits from another society. An example of acculturation is back in the 18th century the Cherokees accepted a proposal from President George Washington and began to change themselves from their traditional hunting and gathering community into a cotton growing community. They began to imitate the whites in their dressing styles, started building homes similar to whites, and wanted to live a life like them. Missionaries began to teach them christian beliefs and faiths and schools were started where Cherokees were eager to learn.
Ethnocentrism
Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own culture is superior to all others, being fond of their own way of life and condescending or even hostile to other cultures. An example of ethnocentrism is from British imperialism. Imperialism, or the practice of taking over other lands, was practiced by Europe as far back as the 16th century. They took lands in Africa, Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Scotland, U.S. colonies, and more. They believed that Africa and the Americas were primitive sourced based on hunting and farming and thus felt the need to take them over and bring them up to speed with modern technologies.
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