Word: ethnocentricism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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It is understandable, Patterson acknowledges, that the development of an atomized, impersonal, alienating modern industrial society should stimulate the yearning for these historical forms of "community." Yet Patterson points out that in their nostalgia for these various types of group life, people today mistakenly ignore how unjust and internally coercive...
An image of black students as "ethnocentric, semi-literate, ill-prepared black militants" resulted, he claims, "supported" by pictures of blacks eating, living and socializing together.
Goldman warns that the University's departments should be cautious that certain corporations don't distort their focus. He says it would be unfortunate if the East Asian Studies Center grew where corporations giving money to it are involved and not in other areas. "You can't be ethnocentric, you...
Professor Kilson decries the "ethnocentric and chauvinistic exclusionism which informs the Israeli state today." He expresses confidence that Arabs really want to turn Israel into an egalitarian binational state, regardless of what they have said or done. In light of this claim it is only fair to bring to view...
2) As to binationalism, I think some variant of it is unquestionably preferable to the current ethnocentric and chauvinistic exclusivism which informs the fundamental character of the Israeli state today. And I am not bothered on bit by the failure of the Palestinian groups to endorse binationalism. My hunch is...