Is there a more generic word for US-centrism?
When an article (or any kind of document) is written specifically from the point of view of a citizen of the United States of America, I could complain about a US-centric bias.
Are there other words for that? More specifically, is there a word that expresses this without reference to the country in question (in this case, the USA)?
I was thinking of "geographically centric", or geocentric; but I think that's more (accurately) used for thinking that the Earth is the centre of the universe.
Answer
Ethnocentrism is “The tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own culture.”
More politically, nationalism is “The support of one nation's interests to the exclusion of others” and chauvinism is “Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism,” or “Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.” Both chauvinism and jingoism have entertaining etymologies. :)
The term national bias is occasionally used (ice skating example, medical scholarship example).
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