Write 1 page with APA style on Practice Paragraph. Topic: How does the stereotype below demonstrate ethnocentrism? To help you brainstorm: What is ethnocentrism? Is it good or bad for society? How might this Stereotype be good or bad?

Case: “Latino families have too many children.”

Myers defined ethnocentrism as “a belief in the superiority of one’s own group and a corresponding disdain for all other groups” (p. 516 qtd in Raden, 2003). Often, ethnocentrism has a negative connotation because it seen as a “group-analogue to personal centeredness (narcissm) (Bizumic and Duckitt, 2008). In general, it is not good for society because it consign other people’s origin, background and ethnicity as inferior to compared one’s self.

Ethnocentrism is considered to be the foundation or bedrock of prejudice and bigotry in society. The classic example we can glean from ethnocentrism is Hitler’s idea of the superiority of the Aryan race as enforced by his Nazis. Africa’s Apartheid is also a classic case of ethnocentrism. On a personal level, it is not good because it makes one feel superior over the others which can affect its personal relationship with other people. Discrimination exists because of ethnocentrism. If fuels hatred and isolate other people in the process of assertion of another to become superior.

The idea that “Latino families have too many children” supports the ethnocentric idea of a Latino male’s stereotype of male dominance and promiscuity as evidence by the number of his progeny. It purports the stereotype idea that a Latino male is an irresistible lover that relegates women to be his conquest. It subscribes to the typical male machismo and undermines the women’s endeavor to have an equal place in society and familial society. This idea also promotes the idea of being irresponsible, having too many children beyond a person’s capacity to support.

REFERENCES

Raden, David (2003).Ingroup Bias, Classic Ethnocentrism, and Non-Ethnocentrism Among American Whites. Political Psychology, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p803, 26p.

Bizumic, Boris. Duckitt, John (2008). “My Group Is Not Worthy of Me”: Narcissism and Ethnocentrism. Political Psychology, Jun2008, Vol.

This is a project Paper

MEET A COMMUNITY MEMBER FROM A DIFFERENT ETHNIC BACKGROUND THAN YOURS

Please kindly follow all the process listed below

There are many minority students from the ethnic group communities we have studies in this class (native to the U.S., children of immigrants, and foreign-born studying here) who attend our campus. There are also many more who live in our community. You can locate them in many places. Those who live here own a variety of businesses, they work in the health care, tourism, educational, banking, service, agricultural and other fields.

(Attention, please choose a person from another ethnic group/culture than your own)

As you meet the person you are interviewing, answer the following questions:

Stage 1 (10 points):  a-Please identify the person you will be interviewing: i.e., what is his/her/their name? b-Please state how you contacted him/her/them (friend of yours, an acquaintance, referral, a neighbor, etc.)c-Please write the date upon which the interview with that person will take place?

Stage 2 (10 points): Please have the interview completed. Upload notes, even if they were handwritten notes or a recorded interview. 

Stage 3 (10 points):Please post the first draft of the interview

Stage 4 (120 points): Please post the completed interview

1-What is his/her/their background (name, age, profession, origins)? Is he/she/they a recent immigrant, the son/daughter of an immigrant, are his/her/their parents natives to the U.S.) (200) words – 15 points)

2-How does he/she/they go about practicing his/her/their culture and traditions in the U.S.? Is it easy? challenging? unique in any particular way?  (200 words – 15 points)

3-What are his/her/their aspirations? In YOUR opinion, are they any different from those who are from other ethnic backgrounds?  (200 words – 15 points)

4-What are his/her/their greatest fears? Does he/she/they worry about the political climate in the U.S.?  (200 words – 15 points)

5-Has that person faced any religious or ethnic based discrimination or bullying? If so, how did he/she/they deal with them?  If not him/her/they, does he/she/they know any of his/her/their friends who experienced discrimination or bullying? What was the nature of the bullying/discrimination? (200 words – 15 points)

6-If he/she/they or one of his/her/their family/friends had faced discrimination, has he/she/they ever reported it to a-his/her/their family, b-to his/her/their administrators (at school or work place) and/or c-official authority (police, FBI, civil rights group, etc.) If yes, how did he/she/they go about it. If not, why didn’t he/she/they report the incident? (200 words – 15 points)

7-What did you learn from this interview? Did it affect you in any way? Is there any reflection you would like to share? (200 words – 30 points)

Occasionally, you may find that you couldn’t answer a particular question in more than 100-150 word. If this happens, it is not a problem, just expand your answer in another question, however, your TOTAL interview assignment should be around 1,400 words. Please write the total number of words at the top of your paper in stage 4. If you choose to include the questions in your paper, please don’t add them to the total word count.

Occasionally, you may end up interviewing someone who is not 18 years old yet. If that is the case, please make sure to receive his/her/their parents’/guardian’s consent to the interview first.