Reducing Ethnocentrism: A Cross-Cultural Experience for Sociology Classes

Presents a student activity designed to reduce ethnocentrism and promote cross-cultural understanding. Describes two stages of the project: (1) individually attending a church of the student's own religion or denomination but of a different race; and (2) attending an African American fundamenta...

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Published inTeaching sociology Vol. 22; no. 1; p. 40
Main Author Puffer, Phyllis
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1994
Subjects
Black Culture
Blacks
Churches
Cross Cultural Training
Educational Strategies
Ethnic Relations
Ethnic Stereotypes
Ethnocentrism
Experiential Learning
Higher Education
Intercultural Communication
Racial Relations
Sociology
Student Attitudes
Teaching Methods
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Summary:Presents a student activity designed to reduce ethnocentrism and promote cross-cultural understanding. Describes two stages of the project: (1) individually attending a church of the student's own religion or denomination but of a different race; and (2) attending an African American fundamentalist Baptist service as a group. (CFR)
ISSN:0092-055X
DOI:10.2307/1318609