Babin and Harris (2014) defined consumer ethnocentrism as “a belief among consumers that their ethnic group is superior to others and that the products that come from their native land are superior to other products” (p. 179). The authors went on to say that people who are very ethnocentric believe that buying products from their own country is the right thing to do (Babin & Harris, 2014). For consumers displaying ethnocentrism, the quality of the product may not matter as long as they are showing support for their country; in fact, these consumers have a tendency to view domestic products as having better quality than is truly the case (Shimp & Subhash, 1987, p. 287). Shimp & Subhash (1987) also stated that the perceived risk regarding foreign …show more content…
Department of Commerce, 2010). In spite of this Act and the Obama administration’s criticism of the disaster, the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling denounced the government (Power & Tracy, 2010). According to Power and Tracy (2010), the commission maintained that the administration gave “too much credence to initial estimates that just 1,000 barrels of oil a day were flowing from the ruptured BP well” and allowed politics “to drive decisions such as how to deploy people and material.” In what may have been a response to these allegations, the Obama administration sued BP for violating environmental laws (Bloomberg L.P., …show more content…
This is reflected in the statement: “I plan more than ever to support our Gulf Coast Shrimpers and buy local shrimp.” According to the survey, 68% of respondents either strongly agreed or agreed with this statement. In addition, 60% of respondents disagreed or strongly disagreed when presented with the statement: “I don't trust the local shrimp because of the oil and the oil dispersants that I hear are in the water.” Only 26% remained neutral to this, proving that the vast majority felt they could still safely enjoy Gulf Coast shrimp. A study conducted by the Greater New Orleans Regional Economic Alliance sheds more light on this viewpoint. In their study (2011), a focus group of 75 fishermen was questioned about their perceptions regarding the spill. Many responses indicated that how much oil a fisherman saw impacted his or her perception of the disaster’s
Characteristics of our society reflect in the outcome of purchasing tendencies. How many of us can honestly say we make a valid effort to purchase goods made in our own country? In our face paced world where both parents are in the work force, raising children, social activities and everything else, who has time to make an effort? Most often, consumers only care about marking off the s...
Throughout times there has been this belief that one’s culture is better than others. We believe that our traditions, food, clothing, and customs are superior to those in other cultures. This belief system is called ethnocentrism. Ethnocentrism originates from the Greek words “ethnos” meaning “people” and “Centrism” meaning “center” (“What Does Ethnocentrism Mean?”). This means that one’s ideas and values are centered on the superiority of their own group. Having an ethnocentric attitude changes how we view other cultures and limits our capability to be culturally relative to others not a part of our own.
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“After the Spill” is a documentary by Jon Bowermaster that shows the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Mr. Bowermaster interviewed multiple people to further explain the connections between the state's support of the oil industry and the failed effort of the east bank to restore all wetland damages. Due to the interviews within the documentary the severe effects of both the oil spill and Hurricane Katrina were brought to my attention. Mr. Bowermaster also reveals the fears of the fishermen who have struggled against the effects of the two disasters. The movie was very inspirational and caused me to seriously think of a solution to this
Ethnocentrism can be defined as an individual’s belief that the ethnic group or cultural they identify with is superior to all others. “The ethnocentric person judges other groups and other cultures by the standards of his or her own group” (Schaefer 34).
Ethnocentrism is when one culture judge’s another culture by the standard of their own (Health, 2001). Stereotypes, biases, and prejudices against other people are all in a sense a form of ethnocentrism (Astle, Barton, Johnson, & Mill, 2014). It is okay to be proud of your own culture, but you need to remember to do so in such a way, that you are not putting down any other culture (Arnold, 2016).
Webster’s dictionary defines ethnocentrism as “The tendency to evaluate other groups according to the values and standards of one's own ethnic group, especially with the conviction that one's own ethnic group is superior to the other groups.” When first reading this definition, one would naturally agree that ethnocentrism does exist in our world and society, often confusing it with patriotism. However, many do not realize that ethnocentrism is, has been, and continues to be a leading cause for violence in America. Different ethnic groups such as African Americans and Native Americans have suffered through years of violent crimes against them because of the white man’s ethnocentric views of themselves when compared with other races and cultures.
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has had an extremely negative effect on the surrounding wildlife and ecosystem. The oil spread across the gulf contaminating any living organism that came into direct or indirect contact with it. The oil cuts off the ability of oxygen from the air to move into the water which directly harms fish and other marine wildlife that require that oxygen. The dispersant that the BP is using to try and break up the oil moves the slick into the entire water column which contaminates the ocean floor which would most likely not have seen any damage if it wasn’t for the use of these dispersants. More than 400 species that live in the Gulf Islands and marshlands are at risk and as of November 2 s...
On the summer of 2010, the petroleum industry was shaken by one of the largest disasters in history known as the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. This resulted in the killing of eleven people, injuring of seventeen and an immeasurable damage to the ocean and the surrounding communities. BP had to immediately respond to the crisis and handle their financial and reputational risks.
Klein’s assertions in the article are that the water in the Gulf of Mexico still contains oil, that Gulf marine life is being exterminated, that BP is paying off coastal colleges to prevent negative publicity, and that the government is not doing enough to protect the environment (Klein 12-17). Klein’s argument that oil was found in the Gulf waters is plausible. Scientists did find “black gunk” in the water that testing confirmed was petroleum hydrocarbons, but no proof exists that it came from BP’s well (Klein 17). It is also true that some of the marine life in the Gulf is dying. However, Hollander ruined his case for blaming BP when he stated that “Something caused an environmental and community change,” but the change may have been the result of a tremendous amount of items falling down to t...
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According to an online article from Thought Company, the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill polluted the waters of Prince William Sound, coated more than a thousand miles of pristine coastline and killed hundreds of thousands of birds, fish, and animals. This crisis has become a symbol of human-caused environmental disasters all over the world. Many years after the accident, and despite billions of dollars spent on cleanup efforts, crude oil can still be found under the rocks and sand on the beaches of southwest Alaska, and the effects of the spill are still apparent in the lasting damage done to many native species. (West, 2017) This specific incident was a major crisis that acted as a prodrome for the oil industry. For the purpose of this assignment it is important that we take a look at the details of this event. From there, we will look at how Exxon handled the
Ethnocentrism, as stated above, means the belief that one’s own culture is above and beyond all other cultures. Although this is somewhat of a shallow definition, it still provides an adequate explanation of a very complex issue. We see ethnocentrism every single day, in all aspects of life. The United States of America is a prime example of ethnocentrism is action. The people of this country have a tendency to disregard other cultures, instead believing that American culture is the only way to go. This is not to say that this is how everyone thinks, although most people, at one time or another, have had thoughts along these lines.
Since one of the major industries in the region is seafood, which is sold to consumers as well as businesses throughout the US and the world. The toxins from the oil spill polluted the waterways which have a damaging effect on the sale of seafood from the region as well as people in the region who were exposed to the toxins in the water. Although funding has been established on the federal level additional funding should come from BP to continue for at least the next one hundred years.
Main stream America is materialistic and most of our advances come from the sciences, suggesting heavily to western peoples that the best and most reasonable path of logic to follow is science itself. Most ancient cultures, like the cultures most often found in India, China, or even Tibet, are based on hundreds of thousands of years old traditions and logic that doesn’t fit into the sciences, so we feel like our culture is the best culture, also known as ethnocentrism, because it has produced the greatest advances in technology, which is the era we are currently in, and thus we feel like other cultures are “beneath” our own. In reality, however, there are many important aspects to human life that need fulfilment that the materialistic, western