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Discussion Forum Purpose: The purpose of this culture discussion forum is to help you understand that there are complexities surrounding culture. To say that there is only one culture in America is false. You can see at times that subcultures can clash with the larger broader American culture (however you want to define American culture). When discussing this with your classmates you will see that you may be a part of a subculture and not even know it. And, you could be in conflict even, with the broader larger American society.

Ethnocentrism is when you think that your culture is superior or better than another culture. That is, you think how to behave, your language, your foods, music, greetings, or even clothes are better. It can also mean deeper social factors. For example, you may think that your government or religion is superior to another culture’s government or religion.

Folkways and Mores (more-rays) are degrees of seriousness for cultural behaviors. Folkways are cultural standards that may NOT be viewed as that serious or NOT vital to human behavior. For example, it is a folkway to say “thank you” when someone holds the door for you in American culture. Mores are more serious. For example, it is a cultural standard to NOT steal or murder someone to consider some extremes here with mores.

Instructions: Answer ALL questions below, please number them in your answer for clarity.

Discussion questions for Culture.

1) Discuss/explain your understanding of Ethnocentrism.

2) Discuss how ethnocentrism may/can be problematic in society. Simply, what possible problems can ethnocentrism produce in society, and why?

3) Discuss how ethnocentrism can impact how we look at another culture’s mores and folkways. Please provide specific examples.

Instructions: Respond using concepts found in chapter 2.

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