Eurocentrism
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- noun
- /ˌjʊəroʊˈsɛntrɪzəm/
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eurocentrismo
- The continuing trends toward Eurocentrism and Sinocentrism prevented students from understanding the participation of diverse peoples in world history.
- Eurocentrism vs. Sinocentrism
- Eurocentrism versus Afrocentrism
- the problem of Eurocentrism
Examples
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Critics argue that Eurocentrism contributes to a narrow understanding of history by prioritizing European perspectives.
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By concentrating on another region, East Asia, the curriculum developers attempted to counter Eurocentrism.
Academic text (2003) -
No doubt about it, and in this sense, the charge of Eurocentrism is often appropriate.
Academic text (2003) -
One had to step out of the dominant Eurocentrism and see things from the outside looking in.
Academic text (2005) -
Poe attacked the Eurocentrism of American readers in the essay, "Letter to B --".
Academic text (1993) -
The interest in creating an East Asian identity increases as postmodernist attacks on Eurocentrism intensify.
Academic text (2003) -
The war on so-called Eurocentrism is intended to foster self-esteem among those who are not of European descent.
Academic text (1990) -
Supporters of laissez-faire in the United States must overcome their Eurocentrism and dogmatic methodology.
Academic text (1994) -
Some multiculturalists maintain that they reject Afrocentrism just as much as they reject Eurocentrism.
Academic text (1992) -
According to the radical analysis, the language of "universal" values and "truth" is thinly disguised racist Eurocentrism.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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Thinking your own culture is better than other cultures
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A belief that your own culture is better and used to judge other cultures
Thinking your own culture is better than other cultures
How Eurocentric
Surface Forms
Morphology
Eurocentrism = eurocentric (transparent) = euro + centric + ism
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ism' to 'eurocentric', yielding the ideology or belief expressed by that adjective.
Etymology
The word Eurocentrism comes from Euro- meaning 'Europe' and the part -centrism from center meaning 'middle' or 'focus'. So, it literally means putting Europe at the 'center' of things, and that is why the word describes the habit of seeing European people, values, and history as more important than others.