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Americentric


Americentrism or Americanocentrism is the bias to judge other cultures and nations by American standards or to assume a higher relevance of American standards than those of other countries. It refers to the ethnocentric practice of viewing the world from an overly U.S.-focused perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of U.S. culture.

The term is not to be confused with American exceptionalism, which is the assertion that the United States is different from other countries in that it has a specific world mission to spread liberty and democracy.

U.S. television networks have been perceived to contain an Americentric bias in the selection of their material. Some American celebrities have been accused of having Americentric views.

Another instance of Americentrism is in the high focus companies have on US markets in relation to others. Often, products produced and developed outside the US are still marketed as typically American.

According to the European commission, internet governance (in particular that related to the NSA) is too Americentric. It criticized the major role of US company ICANN in its administration.



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