Her work is open to the criticism that it is ethnocentric.
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ethnocentric — adj. centered on a specific ethnic group, usually one s own; exhibiting ethnocentrism (in both senses). [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ethnocentric — 1900, from ETHNO (Cf. ethno ) + CENTRIC (Cf. centric); a technical term in social sciences until it began to be more widely used in the second half of the 20th century. Related: Ethnocentricity; ethnocentrism … Etymology dictionary
ethnocentric — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ evaluating other cultures according to the preconceptions of one s own. DERIVATIVES ethnocentrically adverb ethnocentricity noun ethnocentrism noun … English terms dictionary
ethnocentric — eth|no|cen|tric [ˌeθnəuˈsentrık US nou ] adj based on the idea that your own race, nation, group etc is better than any other used in order to show disapproval ▪ ethnocentric history textbooks >ethnocentrism n [U] >ethnocentricity… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ethnocentric — adjective based on the idea that your own race, nation, group etc is better than any other: ethnocentric insensitivity ethnocentrism noun (U) ethnocentricity noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ethnocentric — adjective Date: 1900 characterized by or based on the attitude that one s own group is superior • ethnocentricity noun • ethnocentrism noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
ethnocentric — See ethnocentrism. * * * … Universalium
ethnocentric — adjective Of or pertaining to ethnocentrism … Wiktionary
ethnocentric — Synonyms and related words: clannish, cliquey, cliquish, exceptional, excluding, exclusive, exclusory, inadmissible, insular, narrow, parochial, preclusive, prescriptive, preventive, prohibitive, restrictive, seclusive, segregative, select,… … Moby Thesaurus
ethnocentric — eth|no|cen|tric [ ,eθnou sentrık ] adjective showing a failure to recognize that other people s cultures are also important and valuable ╾ eth|no|cen|tric|i|ty [ ,eθnousen trısəti ] noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
