Ethnocentrism & Ethnorelativism

Dr. Milton J. Bennett has been active in the intercultural field since 1967. He served as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Micronesia from 1968-1970, and returned to complete his doctorate in intercultural communication and sociology at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He also holds a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a master's degree in psycholinguistics from San Francisco State University.

1. Ignacio San Martín intercultural Sensitive & cultural differences By Milton J . Bennet

2. Complex perceptual organizations Predictions about behavior Divided in two stages; Ethnocentric & Etnhorelativism Cultural diferences

3. Ethnocentric It is about the own culture and judge other groups relative to their own ethnic group. Language Behavior Religion Custom Ethnocentric & Ethnorelativism Denial Defense Minimization Ethnocentric

4. Ethnocentric divided in three stages: Denial : Individual Experience. Their own Culture as the only “real one” Defense : Now there are able to recognize that the difference between cultures, but in a way, they protect their own interest. Minimization : “We are all the human”, everyone its same, like me. The melting pot it’s a example of devalued of culture mix. Ethnocentric Denial Defense Minimization Ethnocentric

5. Ethnorelativism No one culture it is superior to another. Recognize differences between cultures Believe in adapted or accommodate Ethnocentric & Ethnorelativism Acceptance Adaptation Integration Ethnorelativism

6. Ethnorelativism divided in three stages : Acceptance: No always are agreement. Accept some cultures but I don’t like that my self. Adaptation : Intercultural empathy. Interpret and evaluate from more than one cultural perspective. Integration : More desirable stage than adaptation, define as acculturation or assimilation of culture. Ethnorelativism Acceptance Adaptation Integration Ethnorelativism

7. Ethnocentric & Ethnorelativism Acceptance Adaptation Integration Ethnorelativism Denial Defense Minimization Ethnocentric

8. Ignacio San M artín Cultural Sensitive & cultural differences By J. Bennet