EUROCENTRISM AND AGRICULTURE ATAU.S. LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Eurocentrism is the idea that European culture, beliefs, and practices are superior to other cultures' attributes; it may be manifested in American culture. The purpose of this study was to determine if selected U.S. students had Eurocentric attitudes about North American/European agriculture. A stratified random sample of college undergraduates completed an online questionnaire measuring their attitudes on 16 Eurocentric propositions regarding North American/European agriculture. Students had Eurocentric attitudes about agriculture, agreeing with 14 of the 16 Eurocentric propositions. Significant differences existed when analyzed by race and college. The U.S. agricultural industry, academia, and government want employees with workforce-ready intercultural skills.

published proceedings

  • Journal of Extension Systems

author list (cited authors)

  • ROUSE, L., BIELECKI, C., MCGUCKEN, A., WINGENBACH, G., RUTHERFORD, T., PRATT, O., & BALINAS, A. M.

citation count

  • 1

complete list of authors

  • ROUSE, Lauren||BIELECKI, Christopher||MCGUCKEN, Anne||WINGENBACH, Gary||RUTHERFORD, Tracy||PRATT, Orry||BALINAS, And Melanie

publication date

  • October 2015