The Belief That One's Own Culture or Ethnic Group Is

question 246

Multiple Choice

The belief that one's own culture or ethnic group is superior to all others and the tendency to use one's own culture as a standard by which to judge other cultures is called

• A)altruism.
• B)conservatism.
• C)liberalism.
• D)ethnocentrism.

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