“Moving from Ethnocentrism to Ethnorelativism: Strategies for Embracing Diversity in the Workplace” Example: Title: “Breaking Barriers: Embracing Diversity in the Workplace through Ethnorelativism”

Aguilar describes the phases of “Experience of Difference” from
ethnocentrism to ethnorelativism (IDRI 2022). Give an example of a time
in your current workplace or think of an example that could occur in
your future career field when someone might be in a phase of
ethnocentrism in their interaction with someone who was different than
them (Denial, Defense, Minimization). Then, consider how they could grow
into a phase of ethnorelativism instead (Acceptance, Adaptation,
Integration). What strategies could be employed to move toward a new
phase? How would this improve the workplace experience for both parties?
Aguilar
and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie both talk about the natural inclination to
see ourselves as more complex individuals than others. Give an example
of a time when you simplified someone else’s reality or reduced them to a
“single story” (this could be in the workplace or your personal life).
Then explain how you could build a “third culture” with another person
and/or use the LARA Method to learn from their stories.