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eurocentrism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | partiality, partisanship |
| Derivation | eurocentric |
Examples of eurocentrism
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Eurocentrism often seeks to define Europe as a distinct entity, regardless of theological roots.
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Chris Patten needs to bring his eurocentrism to the BBC.
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Veiled eurocentrism is often more noticeable to non-Europeans when exhibited in academic literature.
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In general, eurocentrism is usually manifest in judgement of other cultures through a European lens.
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Eurocentrism is sometimes manifested as inability to respect other cultures and unprovoked aggression towards distant peoples.
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Eurocentrism can be seen as European culture's desperation to affirm themselves, often as a unique entity separate from the rest of the world.
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Eurocentrism is the practice of viewing the world from a European perspective and with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of European culture.
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When Europeans find their feelings of supremacy challenged by other accounts of history, eurocentrism can manifest itself in feelings of victimization, bitterness, or spite.
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- Belief in the preeminence of Europe and the Europeans
- Eurocentrism is a term coined during the period of decolonization in the later 20th century to refer to the practice of viewing the world from a European perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of European culture. ...
- (Eurocentric) Viewing the world from a distinctly European bias.
- (Eurocentric) A critical term meaning that American culture is overly focused on its European roots. Possibly a misnomer, since Americans rarely focus o European traditions, politics, and history, but rather on the European legacy for mainstream American culture.
- (Eurocentric) (credited with Steve Aungle) (2001), Rhythm Of Life
- (Eurocentric) perceiving cultures and traditions from only an American or European direction. This can be stereotypically blunt and it can be subtly psychological in the use of language.
- (eurocentric) The term refers to an argument, course, text or any piece of writing that is focused exclusively upon European literature and culture.
- As the name suggests, the privileging of European culture, beliefs, values, religions, to the extent that these have been naturalised ? often through imperialism.
- A belief that European culture is superior to all other world cultures.
