What is the term for when members of a particular ethnic group believe that their beliefs and practices are the best?
a. Prejudice
b. Separatism
c. Ethnocentrism
d. Bias
ANS: C
When members of a particular ethnic group believe that their practices and beliefs are the best, it is referred to as ethnocentrism.
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