Ethnocentric

In anthropology there is a concept called ethnocentrism. Anthropologists do not want to be ethnocentric because it means that they look and judge a culture from the outside without being open minded, respectful, and willing to look at things from the point of view of those within the other culture.

Growing up my mom always told us when we fought that it "takes two to make a fight" in other words we couldn't play the blame game and get away with it. In some ways I think that this helped me to be more open minded, more respectful to other people and cultures, and more responsible for my actions.

But as an anthropologist I fail at not being ethnocentric because I believe in moral truth. Some things are just wrong... yes I judge. That is something about anthropology that bugs me, they seem to think that truth is all relative. What a confusing world we would live in if that was true. However, I'm grateful for the basic mindset of open mindedness.