System socjologii

Gumplowicz, Ludwik

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“…He wrote how many groups, such as Greeks and Romans, used the terms “foreigners” and “barbarians” as synonyms, how the Caribbean Indians thought that they were the only real humans, how the Chinese thought that their empire was in the middle of the world and had been created even before the world was created, and how the French thought that they were superior thinkers to anyone else. Many others, including Gumplowicz (1887, 1895) and Sumner (1906), also sampled many instances of ethnocentrism across cultures in support of the claim that ethnocentrism is a universal phenomenon, existing across cultures and time periods. Nonetheless, apart from this anecdotal evidence, there is not much empirical work into how much people across cultures believe this to be true.…”

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The Return of Ethnocentrism

Bizumić

Monaghan

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2020

Political Psychology

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The concept of ethnocentrism was introduced by Gumplowicz in the 1870s, popularized by Sumner in the 1900s, and first investigated psychometrically by Adorno and colleagues in the 1940s. It has become a fundamental concept in the social sciences, but over the last several decades, its popularity and usage in political and social psychology have decreased. Recent events, such as the growing popularity of ethno‐nationalist and populist leaders and policies, show that ethnocentrism as a phenomenon has been resurging around the world. In addition, given its important explanatory power, an increasing number of political psychologists have started again to use the concept. This article presents an analysis of ethnocentrism reconceptualized as a hierarchical construct emanating from a strong sense of ethnic group self‐centeredness and self‐importance. It discusses the prevalence of ethnocentrism around the world, its conceptualization and measurement, and its theoretical underpinnings, supporting them with novel empirical research conducted with two abbreviated measures of ethnocentrism. The article argues that ethnocentrism ultimately stems from the need to strengthen one's own ethnic group at the expense of anyone who and anything that can weaken it.

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The Return of Ethnocentrism

Bizumić

Monaghan

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2020

Political Psychology

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“…Ewolucjonizm, dyfuzjonizm, następnie strukturalizm i marksizm uzasadniały nierówności i dysproporcje grup kulturowych we wzajemnych relacjach uniwersalnymi czynnikami, a jednocześnie pojawił się nurt refleksji prowadzących do relatywizmu kulturowego, wielokulturowości, pluralizmu, opartych na założeniach o równorzędności różnorodnych i odrębnych kultur. O ile do twórców pierwszych antropologicznych modeli stosunków międzykulturowych zalicza się Henry'ego Morgana 21 , Edwarda Tylora 22 oraz Jamesa Frazera 23 , to za prekursorów drugiego nurtu uważa się Ludwika Gumplowicza 24 i Franza Boasa 25 . Z koncepcji tych dziewiętnastowiecznych pionierów antropologii wywodzą się dwudziestowieczne kontynuacje w postaci modeli antropologicznych.…”

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2017

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Analytical Dimensions of the Intercultural RelationsIn the globalizing world contacts and connections among individuals and groups, communities and nations, businesses and enterprises undergo constant changes and modifications. The technological progress and technological development, including inter alia IT and modes of transport, make the intercultural encounters easier, faster and more common. This in turn creates a broad spectrum of cultural constellations seen in various dimensions of human activity. The article provides a well-developed proposition of an analysis constructed specifically for cultural studies, particularly dedicated to intercultural relations.

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“…A review of classic sources reveals that it was probably Gumplowicz who used the concept of ethnocentrism (more specifically, "Ethnocentrismus") for the first time in print. In fact, there are at least eight of his publications (five books and a paper written in German, and one book and a paper written in Polish) that had used the concept before Sumner's 1906 book (Gumplowicz, 1879(Gumplowicz, , 1881(Gumplowicz, , 1883(Gumplowicz, , 1884(Gumplowicz, , 1887(Gumplowicz, , 1892(Gumplowicz, , 1895. Gumplowicz saw ethnocentrism as a similar phenomenon, or more correctly a "delusion", to geocentrism (the belief that the Earth has the central position in the universe) and anthropocentrism (the belief that humans have the central position on the Earth), but focusing on one's own ethnic group (nation, people).…”

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“…In his writings, Gumplowicz also noted many examples of ethnocentrism. He pointed out ethnocentrism among the ancient Greeks, who believed that all other groups are barbarian (Gumplowicz, 1887). Similarly, Gumplowicz (1892) saw ethnocentrism in Aristotle's claim that positive qualities are perfectly balanced only in Greeks, whereas other groups are somewhat deficient in positive qualities.…”

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Who Coined the Concept of Ethnocentrism? A Brief Report

Bizumić

2014

J. Soc. Polit. Psych.

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It is widely assumed that Sumner coined the concept of ethnocentrism in 1906. This attribution is prominent in psychology and the social sciences and is found in major works on ethnocentrism, intergroup relations, and prejudice. A review of classic sources written in German, Polish, and English shows that the concept had existed in numerous publications for at least several decades before Sumner's writings on ethnocentrism (e.g., Gumplowicz, 1879Gumplowicz, , 1881. This article presents early conceptualizations of ethnocentrism and potential influences on Sumner. It also discusses implications of this conceptual history, such as biases that may have contributed to the widespread belief that Sumner coined the concept. It is argued that psychologists and other social scientists should stop attributing the origin of the concept to Sumner, despite his important role in popularizing it, and, in general, should engage more with their intellectual history in different languages.

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System socjologii

Cited by 5 publications

References 16 publications

The Return of Ethnocentrism

The Return of Ethnocentrism

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Who Coined the Concept of Ethnocentrism? A Brief Report

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