Anthropology Terms - Gloria M

 

  1. Ethnocentrism


Ethnocentrism can be found all over our world. One quick example of this is religion. My family follows Catholicism. The religion has been passed down through generations and still today both sides of my family follow it. When I accidentally start an argument about religion with my family, they all go crazy. They start repeating the ten commandments and keep insisting that this is the way everyone should live. Another thing I've noticed with my family when they meet someone with a different religion they either judge them or try to convert them. They are truly devoted to God, there isn’t anything wrong with their beliefs, but pushing them on other people is a little bit too far. 


Another simple example of ethnocentrism is using things like silverware. Here in America, we use knives, spoons, forks, and sporks. Some middle eastern cultures do not use silverware to eat, instead, they use their hands. A lot of people look at it as gross and dirty, but in reality, it’s just another form of eating. We should at least respect the ways that people eat, eating with clean hands is not “disrespectful” or “improper”.




  1. Race


Today, race can be confusing to people. My race is Hispanic. I have a Mexican mother and an American dad. Whenever I think about race my brain immediately goes two ways. The first one being, the survey before every standardized test, written tests. The second way is racial injustice. The reason why my brain goes to a simple survey is that I used to get so frustrated at it. I would think about whether I am classified as “white” for being born in America, or Latina/Hispanic because both of my parent’s roots are connected to Mexico. Was the survey asking for the color of my skin or where my blood was rooted from? I am still confused by it today.


Race is also a very sensitive topic to talk about today. Something that is talked about constantly is racism. The discrimination against people of different skin color is normalized these days. It is on a daily basis that people confuse my dad as a janitor instead of a doctor. Racism is taught in this world. We aren’t just born racist. Some people are taught that all Muslim people are terrorists, or all Mexican people are lazy. We learn these stereotypes from the people in our lives that we trust. That’s what we need to stop. We need to stop teaching people how to be racist and instead teach them how not to be.

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