Complete the following in preparation for your assignment:
• Select a movie or TV show that effectively communicates the culture, values, and norms of a society that is different from your own culture.
o The movie or TV should meet the following requirements:
Must be a foreign film with subtitles
Provide you with a glimpse of what life is like in another culture
The process of watching this movie or TV show should provide you with a unique cultural experience.
• Watch the movie or TV show that you selected, and use your reactions as part of your response to the following topic:
o Define ethnocentrism. Discuss how ethnocentrism affects individuals and societies.
As you work on selecting a TV or Movie for this assignment please note that your selection must be from a different culture with sub-titles. You cannot select a movie that is made by an American Film Crew. If you select a movie like Slum dog Millionaire you will fail this assignment. Your movie or TV show must be something that was made in a different country with sub-titles.
Here is a list of items or movies that you CANNOT use for this assignment:
* You cannot use movies like Slum dog Millionaire
* You cannot use the Mel Gibson movie called Passion of the Christ.
* You cannot use historical movies. This assignment is looking at modern culture.
* You cannot use Martial Arts movies. This assignment is NOT about martial arts.
* If you are not sure about the movie/show you have selected please send me a note and I will make sure you are on the right track…
Your local library is an excellent place to find this resource. You may also want to use a service like Net-Flix. You may also want to use a TV show like the Iron Chef which is produced in Japan and contains sub-titles. You can find the Iron Chef on the Food Channel. If you have any questions about the TV or Movie you select please feel free to send me an e-mail. Please note that the core component of this paper should focus on the definition of ethnocentrism and your experience with ethnocentrism as you watched this TV show or Movie…
Please do NOT treat this paper like a book report and simply describe the TV show or movie… that is not what I am looking for in this assignment. Your paper should NOT be just an overview of the TV show or movie. Your paper needs to discuss the concept of ethnocentrism and then connect the key themes from your TV show or movie to the Sociological themes in the course and the concept of ethnocentrism.
RECOMMENDED FOREIGN MOVIE LIST
Eat Drink Man Women – Taiwan – 1994
The Stoning of Soraya – Iran – 2008
Hermano – Spain – 2010
City Hall – South Korea – 2009
The Thief – Russia – 1997
The Return – Russia – 2003
Khabie Kushi, Khabie Gham – India – 2011
Osama – Afganistan – 2012
Beats of Freedom – Poland – 2010
FOREIGN TV SHOW LIST
The Iron Chef – The Food Network – Japan
Daemul – Korean
City Hunter – Korean
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Write a paper of 2 pages addressing the following:
Question1. Provide a comprehensive overview of the concept of ethnocentrism.
Question2. Use your cultural experience of watching the selected movie or TV show to discuss the effect of ethnocentrism on individuals and societies.
Question3. Use any personal experiences that you may have had visiting different countries around the world as part of this paper; however, do not let your personal experiences with other cultures be the focal point of this paper.
Question4. The focal point of the paper is your cultural experience watching the selected movie or TV show and your comprehensive overview of the concept of ethnocentrism.
Question5. Please note that this paper is not intended to be a summary of the movie or TV show.
Question6. This paper is not a book review or overview of the movie or TV show you selected.
Question7. Focus on the cultural observations that you are able to make based on this experience and your discussion of the concept of ethnocentrism.
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