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Xenocentrism

Xenocentrism. Powered By: Futurenotez.com. Xenocentrism. Xenocentrism is the preference for the products, styles or ideas of someone else’s culture rather than of one’ own culture. opposite to Ethnocentrism. Coined by William Graham in 19 th century. For example, Perfume of France

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Xenocentrism

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  1. Xenocentrism Powered By: Futurenotez.com

  2. Xenocentrism • Xenocentrism is the preference for the products, styles or ideas of someone else’s culture rather than of one’ own culture. • opposite to Ethnocentrism. • Coined by William Graham in 19th century. • For example, Perfume of France • Western and Indian movies.

  3. Xenocentrism in Pakistan • Xenocentrism is on its top in Pakistan.

  4. Causes of Xencentrism in Pak • Education System “we must do our best to form a class who may be interpreters between us and the millions whom we govern, a class of persons Indian in blood and colors, but English in taste, in opinions, words and intellect”. Thomas Macaulay

  5. Role of social agencies • Our social agencies have been failed to internalize Pakistani ideology.

  6. Foreign Educational institutions Some people in our educational system are from foreign educational institutions. These people teach our children that your culture is inferior to us and you should follow us in

  7. Exploitation of common man

  8. Lack of understanding other’s culture

  9. Role of media • Especially electronic media. A vital role. • Unfortunately, not doing well.

  10. Economic situation • It’s the best criteria for judging the degree of Xenocentrism in a country. • People of poor and developing countries often follow the culture of developed countries. • Pakistan has two class culture due to economy. i.e haves and have nots.

  11. Illiteracy • An illiterate man is more vulnerable to Xenocentrism. • He doesn’t know what is Pakistani culture.

  12. Extremism • We don’t want to be called as Pakistani in foreign as been defamed by extremism.

  13. Impact of Indian media “we need not to invade Pakistan physically, we have invaded culturally”Sonia Gandhi

  14. Impacts of Xenocentrism Devaluation of one’s own culture.

  15. Hold of multinationals comp.

  16. Changes of styles • Architecture • Dress • Food

  17. Destruction of family system • We are switching from our traditional joint family system toneolocal family system.

  18. Destruction of national language

  19. Loss of religious knowledge

  20. Loss of classical music

  21. Danger to collapse of local market • Be Pakistani and Buy Pakistani

  22. How to overcome • Institutions must be strong. • Defining and propagating Pakistani ideology. • Media should play a positive role. • Quality of products should be improved. • Defining the true culture of Pakistan. • Promotion of Pakistani culture on international level.

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