Problem
Inappropriate projection of values onto other cultures
Other Names:
False assumptions concerning universal desirability of national lifestyleUniversal imposition of a way of life
Broader Problems:
Inappropriate assumptionsOver-simplification of social conceptsCultural imperialism Narrower Problems:
Culture-bound psychological disordersImposition of national priorities on other countriesCultural blindness in the application of research results Related Problems:
Voluntary unemploymentInappropriate infant feeding strategies Aggravates:
False medicalizationLifestyle discriminationAbuse of cultural valuesIrresponsible nationalismMonotonous quality of lifeInternational aid paternalismJeopardization of universalityAggressive display of affectionInternational political disunityUndervaluation of community wealthLack of variety of social life formsErroneous "business as usual" projectionsInadequate models of socio-economic developmentConflicting interpretations of universal human rightsWesternization of traditional modes of life in developing countriesBiased media-image of foreign groups and peoples Reduced By:
Collapse of common valuesStrategies:
Promoting desirability of universal lifestyleDiscrediting assumption of universal desirability of national lifestyleImposing universal way of lifeProjecting values onto other cultures Subject(s):
Culture → Culture Experiential Activity → Experiential activity
Life → Life
Policy-making → Future
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
16.04.2022 – 08:34 CEST