Define ethnocentrism and explain how it can be beneficial or destructive to a culture.
General Information
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: Sociology
Standard: Social Institutions/Identify the effects of social institutions on individual and group behavior.
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved
Related Courses
This benchmark is part of these courses.
2108300: Sociology (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
2100362: Latin American Studies Honors (Specifically in versions: 2020 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
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Alternate version of this benchmark for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
SS.912.S.5.AP.5a: Recognize a characteristic of ethnocentrism.
SS.912.S.5.AP.5b: Recognize a cultural consequence of ethnocentrism.
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