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Explain how the interactions between culturally diverse groups are affected by their ethnocentric perspectives of each other according to the Humanistic theory.

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This solution of 243 words defines ethnocentrism and how ethnocentric perspectives differ between culturally diverse groups using the Humanistic theory. References used are included.

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White-Gil (2004) defines ethnocentrism as negative moral judgments on how other cultures live their lives. He then defines ethnocentrism from a humanistic perspective: ethnic diversity is perceived as a tolerant arrangement of a person's life.

Humanistic psychologists assume that every individual has their own way in which they understand and perceive the world. Humanistic theorists view humans as basically good and focus on what it means to be positive human using methods that allow ...

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