A group of twelve engineering students from California travel to China for an extended study tour.While staying there,the students realize that the Chinese have a completely different understanding of sexual expression.Couples rarely hug or kiss in public places,advertisements of products related to sexuality are few,and sexual content in the media is heavily censored.The students experience a conflict between how sexuality is perceived in America and China.Which of the following concepts best explains this conflict?

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Ethnocentrism refers to the tendency to view one's own cultural norms as the standard by which all other cultures should be judged. In this scenario, the American engineering students are experiencing a conflict between their own cultural expectations and those of the Chinese, highlighting the ethnocentric tendency to judge other cultures by their own standards.

A Group of Twelve Engineering Students from California Travel to China