The Giraffe and the Elephant pp 3-9. Humor often reflects stereotypes.
Stereotypes occur in every culture, in every nation.
Ethnocentrism is the view of things in which one s own reference group is the center of everything and all others are scaled and rated with reference to it. The existence of ethnocentrism means that inter-group comparisons will be made. Ethnocentrism has been implicated in prejudice, discrimination and, at times, ethnic violence. Nationalism and racism are just two ways ethnocentric tendencies are played out. On the macro-level, economic nationalism results out of fear for domestic jobs.