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KWilfred

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What are the positive and negative sides of ethnocentrism?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Describe gatekeeping.
 
  What will be an ideal response?
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johnharpe

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

PositiveEthnocentrism creates in-group loyalties.NegativeE thnocentrism can lead to discrimination against people whose ways differ from our own.

Answer to Question 2

Gatekeeping is a term used for the social placement function of education. It means opening the doors of opportunity for some, and closing them to others.Functionalis ts would say that the doors are opened through merit.Some form of tracking is used to accomplish gatekeeping; for example, some U.S. high schools funnel students into three different educational tracks based on perceived abilitiesgeneral, college prep, or honors.


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