When U. S. leaders assumed that Iraqis would adapt to democratic reforms following the U. S. invasion in 2003, they did not take into account how Iraqi cultural values differed from U. S. values. What mistake did U. S. planners make?

ethnocentrism

Explanation:

The mistake the U.S. planners made was that they were ethnocentric. They evaluated the cultures of the Iraqis based on their own culture and beliefs. Ethnocentrism is the evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture

Ethnocentrism

Explanation:

Ethnocentricity refers to a belief that your own ethnicity or ethnic group is superior to that of another. Ethnocentric people are biased in drawing assumptions about certain ethnic groups on the basis of their own cultural beliefs, norms, and practices.While many people may recognize ethnocentricity as problematic, they may not realize it occurs everywhere.

Ethnocentrism's greatest risk is that it promotes a perception of dominance over other classes. This kind of insular thinking considers other societies to be backward, bad, or incorrect. Such hypotheses may grow into aggression, inequality, bigotry, discrimination, stagnation.

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