komondor
komondor (pl. komondorok), breed of large, powerful working dog recognized as a distinct breed in Hungary since the 9th cent. It stands from 23 1/2 to 31 1/2 in. (60-80 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 75 to 90 lb (34.0-40.8 kg). Its long, smooth, dense coat is white and shaggy, tending to tangle. The ancestral home of the komondor is stated by many authorities to be the Tibet region of China, although others have traced its origin to the Russian Steppes, from whence it was thought to have been brought into Europe with the migration of Huns. Recently, however, evidence has come to light that strongly suggests that the komondor was the guard dog used by Sumerian shepherds in the Tigris-Euphrates valley 7,000 to 8,000 years ago. Whatever its origins, it is one of the oldest European breeds of dogs, the guardian of herds and homes for centuries. Today it is raised for show competition and as a watchdog and pet. See dog .
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Ethnocentrism: Reflections on Medical Anthropology.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute; 6/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...SJAAK & RIA REIS (eds). Ethnocentrism: reflections on medical anthropology...all the chapters address the topic of ethnocentrism in some fashion, occasionally there...illuminating background on the nature of ethnocentrism, pointing to the modern mis-rendering...
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The Impact of Service-Learning on Ethnocentrism in an Intercultural Communication Course
Magazine article from: The Journal of Experiential Education; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Participants were given the Generalized Ethnocentrism (GENE) scale developed by Neuliep...indicate a significant decrease in ethnocentrism from the beginning to the end of the...learning played a part in reducing ethnocentrism. Although further research is needed...
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Conducting international consumer ethnocentrism surveys.
Magazine article from: Journal of International Business Research; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...behavior, the construct of consumer ethnocentrism has been empirically established through...presentation in measuring consumer ethnocentrism is explored; specifically, whether...increasing their expressed level of consumer ethnocentrism. Over 1,300 undergraduate and graduate...
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CONDUCTING INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER ETHNOCENTRISM SURVEYS
Magazine article from: Journal of International Business Research; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...behavior, the construct of consumer ethnocentrism has been empirically established through...presentation in measuring consumer ethnocentrism is explored; specifically, whether...increasing their expressed level of consumer ethnocentrism. Over 1,300 undergraduate and graduate...
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Does consumer ethnocentrism affect purchase intentions of Chinese consumers? Mediating effect of brand sensitivity and moderating effect of product cues.
Magazine article from: Journal of Asia Business Studies; 9/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...consumer characteristics including ethnocentrism, as well as the marketing mix variables...specifically focuses on the impact of consumer ethnocentrism on Chinese consumers' intention to...gender, occupation, and income on ethnocentrism. Several contributions to global marketing...
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Consumer ethnocentrism and lifestyle orientations in an emerging market economy.(Challenges and Solutions for International Marketing Management)
Magazine article from: Management International Review; 1/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...consumer-based information. Background Consumer Ethnocentrism Ethnocentrism is a universal phenomenon any is rooted deeply...relations (Lewis 1976). Some authors argue that ethnocentrism is a part of human nature (Lynn 1976, Mihalyi...
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Mission and democracy in Africa: the problem of ethnocentrism.
Magazine article from: International Bulletin of Missionary Research; 7/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...and the focus of this article - is ethnocentrism. My thesis is that the African church...to make in addressing the problem of ethnocentrism. First, I define what I mean by the term "ethnocentrism." Second, I show briefly that the...
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Church involvement, ethnocentrism, and voting for a radical right-wing party: diverging behavioral outcomes of equal attitudinal dispositions.
Magazine article from: Sociology of Religion; 9/22/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...recent social surveys in Belgium on ethnocentrism (1989) and political attitudes and...moderating effect of church involvement on ethnocentrism has been derived from the finding that...net effects of church involvement on ethnocentrism and on voting for the radical right...
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Ethnocentrism in Africa.(challenges to human rights administration)
Magazine article from: UN Chronicle; 6/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...the global drive towards defeating racism is ethnocentrism. Aggressive ethnocentrism results in serious and large-scale violation...be a major factor in apartheid but not of ethnocentrism. At the heart of these ethnic conflicts lie...
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Ethnocentrism and the very idea of literary theory.
Magazine article from: College Literature; 2/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...incomprehension. To be fair, this is not entirely a matter of ethnocentrism. After all, there are many people who would be baffled...literary theory -- this is at least in part the result of ethnocentrism; it is at least in part a matter of assuming that theoretical...
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Ethnocentrism
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Ethnocentrism Ethnocentrism is a basic attitude expressing the belief that one ’...or religious traditions are reduced to a less prominent role. Ethnocentrism is closely related to other attitudinal indicators for racism...
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ethnocentrism
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
ethnocentrism the feeling that one's group has...contempt for members of other groups. Ethnocentrism may manifest itself in attitudes of...aggressiveness are other means whereby ethnocentrism may be expressed.
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Personality, Authoritarian
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...psychological bases of prejudice and ethnocentrism. Their first major finding was that...correlated with measures of prejudice, ethnocentrism, conservative attitudes, and extremist...underlie prejudice, intolerance, and ethnocentrism. First, in the 1980s Bob Altemeyer...
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Anthropology
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...origin of man. —dendranthropologic, dendranthropological, adj. ethnocentricity ethnocentrism. —ethnocentric, adj. ethnocentrism the belief in the superiority of one’s own group or culture. Also ethnocentricity...
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Racism, Anti-Semitism, and Psychoanalysis
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
...Pierre-Andr é Taguieff (1998) has pointed out that "protoracist" social phenomena grounded in xenophobia and ethnocentrism antedated the coining of the word racism. He adduces three instances of such protoracism: The myth of "pure blood...
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