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Definition of Xenophobia
(noun) The fear and hatred of people and goods from other countries due to societal and cultural differences.
Xenophobia Pronunciation
Syllabification: xe·no·pho·bi·a
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /zen-uh-fOH-bee-uh/
- British English – /ze-nuh-fOH-biuh/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /ˌzɛnəˈfoʊbiə/
- British English – /zɛnəˈfəʊbɪə/
Usage Notes
- The opposite of xenophobia is xenomania.
- Variant spelling: xeno-phobia
- Also called xenophoby.
Related Quotation
- “Ethnocentrism is one of sociology’s distinctive concepts. Comprehension of this concept is a major step in the acquisition of a sociological outlook. Students of introductory sociology are often left, at the end of the course, with a feeling that the term “ethnocentrism” denotes a flaw in human nature. Some of them may also be persuaded that their exposure to academic sociology has helped to immunize them against this natural but supposedly lamentable tendency to react ethnocentrically to people in other societies” (Catton 1960:201).
Additional Information
Related Terms
Reference
Catton, William R. 1960. “The Functions and Dysfunctions of Ethnocentrism: A Theory.” Social Problems 8(3):201–11. doi:10.2307/798910.
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Cite the Definition of Xenophobia
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “xenophobia.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved April 19, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/xenophobia/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
xenophobia. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/xenophobia/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “xenophobia.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/xenophobia/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“xenophobia.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/xenophobia/>.