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Problem
Inappropriate projection of values onto other cultures
Other Names:
False assumptions concerning universal desirability of national lifestyle
Universal imposition of a way of life
Broader Problems:
Inappropriate assumptions
Inappropriate assumptions
Cultural imperialism
Narrower Problems:
Culture-bound psychological disorders
Culture-bound psychological disorders
Culture-bound psychological disorders
Related Problems:
Voluntary unemployment
Inappropriate infant feeding strategies
Aggravates:
False medicalization
Lifestyle discrimination
Abuse of cultural values
Irresponsible nationalism
Irresponsible nationalism
International aid paternalism
Jeopardization of universality
Jeopardization of universality
Jeopardization of universality
Undervaluation of community wealth
Lack of variety of social life forms
Erroneous "business as usual" projections
Inadequate models of socio-economic development
Conflicting interpretations of universal human rights
Westernization of traditional modes of life in developing countries
Biased media-image of foreign groups and peoples
Reduced By:
Collapse of common values
Strategies:
Promoting desirability of universal lifestyle
Discrediting assumption of universal desirability of national lifestyle
Imposing universal way of life
Projecting values onto other cultures
Subject(s):
Culture
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Culture
Experiential Activity
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Experiential activity
Life
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Life
Policy-making
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Future
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems
Date of last update
16.04.2022 – 08:34 CEST