Which of the following is an example of ethnocentric thinking?
1. Freedom is an important factor for individual development.
2. Human interactions are complex.
3. There is more than one way to look at a problem.
4. No two families are the same.
ANS: 1
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1 In ethnocentric thinking, one sees her/his own worldview or values as applicable to everyone else. The concept of freedom is not universally defined or valued.
2 Understanding that complexity is part of human interactions minimizes the likelihood of ethnocentric thinking.
3 In ethnocentric thinking, people only consider one way of looking at a problem.
4 In ethnocentric thinking, people often generalize their own experience to others and assume that all families are the same.
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