Eurocentrism
See also: eurocentrism
English
Etymology
- Coined during the period of decolonization in the later 20th century, as Back-formation from Eurocentric.
- Euro- + -centrism
Noun
Eurocentrism (uncountable)
- practice of viewing the world from a European perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of European culture
- 1993, Cameron McCarthy, Warren Crichlow, Race, identity, and representation in education (page 294)
- The rather philistine assertion of Eurocentrism and Westernness on the part of conservative educators […]
- 1993, Cameron McCarthy, Warren Crichlow, Race, identity, and representation in education (page 294)
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practice of viewing the world from a European perspective
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