It is quite natural to favor one’s own country over a foreign one. To what extent can ethnocentrism be considered a normal reaction, and when could it become destructive and unproductive? Provide examples to support your answer. g

Ethnocentrism is a normal reaction in taken pride in the success of your ethnicity but destructive when taken too far as to want to destroy other perceived lesser ethnic group.

Explanation:

Ethnocentrism is the belief in the superiority of one's culture over others. Ethnocentrism is associated with the pride of falling into a particular culture, and is a learned behavior passed down from parents and society to the young ones among them. Ethnocentrism can be considered a normal reaction, when one finds oneself as a member a group that seems to have excelled in a particular way of life. Example is the feeling of pride that comes with your country winning the FIFA world cup; and its only natural to demonstrate ethnocentric characteristics in this case. A destructive effect of ethnocentrism can be demonstrated through genocide; in which a particular ethnicity rises up to destroy violently another perceived lesser ethnic group. This wrong ethnocentric drive has been a reason for the loss of millions of life globally.

when—without warning—something provokes your anger, you may struggle not to succumb to it. since what typically makes you mad is feeling powerless in the face of what seems unfair, your anger is mostly an attempt at a “quick fix” to right the balance. it’s as though you’re raising a fist in protest, proclaiming that you’re not going to capitulate to such injustice.

there are, however, a multitude of problems related to this immediate, push-back reaction of anger. and probably the key one is that almost never does it resolve the issue that gave rise to it. such reactive anger is probably best understood as self-defeating. as david burns, the author of the seminal self- book feeling good, observes: if realistically, acting on your anger is to make any sense, it needs to meet two criteria—which, in almost every case, is frankly impossible. that is, your anger must:

be directed toward a person who has intentionally (and needlessly) behaved in a hurtful way toward you; and

be beneficial or advantageous to you (i.e., assist you in achieving a desired goal).

i think you’ll agree that only rarely can you claim that your anger is both warranted and , whether to yourself or the relationship.

so let me offer you a two-step alternative to abandoning your better judgment and giving in to the temptation of anger—one that should neutralize your anger in seconds. or, when you’re really angry, in minutes.

but keep in mind that you must really want to execute these steps, be sufficiently motivated to perform them. which means overcoming more unconscious resistance than you might ever have imagined. because there are many immediate “advantages” of anger that can interfere with your resolve, i’ll suggest a few of them that might interfere with your employing this powerful method to rid yourself of counter-productive anger.

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