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Ethnocentrism toward Foreign Culture in Elementary Social Studies
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Martin, David S. – Elementary School Journal, 1975
Reports an analysis of the strength of several independent variables (sex, intelligence, dogmatism, socioeconomic status) as predictors of expressed negative reaction toward pre-Western Eskimo culture by fifth grade children. (CS)
Descriptors: Dogmatism, Elementary School Curriculum, Ethnocentrism, Foreign Culture
A Study of Pupil Ethnocentrism toward Pre-Western Eskimo Culture in Relation to Certain Instructional Conditions. Final Report.
Martin, David S. – 1971
The study investigated the failure of foreign culture studies to create awareness of human universality. Major objectives were to: (1) analyze the relationship of several independent variables such as sex, intelligence, dogmatism, and socio-economic status to the ethnocentrism expressed by children toward pre-Western Eskimo culture, (2) determine…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Attitude Change, Control Groups, Cross Cultural Studies
Ethnocentrism Revisited: Another Look at a Persistent Problem.
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Martin, David S. – Social Education, 1985
The place of non-Western cultural studies in elementary social studies is examined, and possible student and teacher reactions to those cultures and to the various forms that ethnocentrism takes are identified. What research says regarding ways to reduce elementary classroom ethnocentrism is discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences