At the grocery store, you hear an employee in the meat department say, "It doesn't make sense to me that Muslims don't eat pork.That's the most delicious meat of all! It seems wrong that they won't even try it." Which of the following does this situation best demonstrate?

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The situation demonstrates ethnocentrism, which is the belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture, often accompanied by a feeling that other cultures are inferior because they have different practices or beliefs. In this case, the employee is judging the dietary restrictions of Muslims based on their own cultural preference for pork, implying that the Muslim practice is inferior or wrong.

At the Grocery Store, You Hear an Employee in the Meat