Ethnocentrism is the belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture. It often involves seeing one's own culture as the most important and correct and judging other cultures based on its standards.
Think of ethnocentrism like wearing tinted glasses that color everything you see. If you're wearing blue-tinted glasses, everything appears blue to you, and you might start believing that blue is the only correct color because it's all you can see.
Cultural Bias: This refers to interpreting and judging phenomena by standards inherent to one's own culture.
Xenophobia: An irrational fear or hatred of people from different countries or cultures.
Stereotyping: A widely held but oversimplified image or idea about a particular type of person or thing.
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