Xenocentrism

Xenozentrismus (English xenocentrism ) is a political neologism, coined as an antonym for ethnocentrism. Xenozentrismus is the preference for the products, styles, or ideas of another culture. Both the movement of primitivism in 18th-century European art and philosophy as well as the concept of the noble savage are examples of Xenozentrismus.

Concept of the origin and use

Xenozentrismus is used most recently in the social philosophy to describe a particular ethical convictions. Ethnocentrism, as the term of William Graham Sumner was coined by Yale University, describes the natural tendencies of individuals disproportionately high value to lay on the values ​​and beliefs of their own culture in comparison to others. The term is attributed to Donald P. Kent and Robert G. Burnight that should have influenced him in 1951.

As an extension of this concept, designed by John D. Fullmer of Brigham Young University, the Xenozentrismus as a result of the attempt on the part of the individual to correct his own ethnocentrism. He argued that when an individual reacts to his own perceived ethnocentrism, it more than compensating often and instead begin, disproportionate considering the ideas and needs of social groups that are far away to practice.