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Examples Of Ethnocentrism In Mean Girls

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Hello everyone, While sitting on the lunch table, plastics explain Cady how she will be able to fit into their group. I choose the ethnocentrism anthropological core concept in this particular scenario of the movie “Mean Girls”. “Ethnocentrism is the attitude or opinion that the norms, values, and customs of one’s own culture are superior to those of others’ cultures”. As per the rules of plastics, Cady can wear ponytail only once a week, everyone has to wear pink on Wednesday, Cady can not wear skirt without informing other girls. If anyone breaks the rule, that person can not sit with the other girls at lunch table. In order to avoid sitting alone or sitting with others, Cady had to follow their rules. This implies that the plastics forced

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