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Chauvinism

Chauvinism (/ˈʃvɪnɪzəm/ SHOH-vih-nih-zəm) is the unreasonable belief in the superiority or dominance of one's own group or people, who are seen as strong and virtuous, while others are considered weak, unworthy, or inferior.[1] The Encyclopaedia Britannica describes it as a form of excessive and unreasonable patriotism and nationalism, a fervent faith in national excellence and glory.[2]

In American English, the word has also come to be used in some quarters as shorthand for male chauvinism, a trend reflected in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, which, as of 2018, began its first example of use of the term chauvinism with "an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex".[3][4][5]

Huddy, Leonie; Del Ponte, Alessandro. (2019). In Liberal Nationalism and Its Critics: Normative and Empirical Questions (eds) Gina Gustavsson, David Miller. Oxford: Oxford Academic, pp. 38–56. doi:10.1093/oso/9780198842545.003.0003

National Identity, Pride, and Chauvinism—their Origins and Consequences for Globalization Attitudes.

Tuchowski, Andrzej. (2017). Nationalism, Chauvinism and Racism as Reflected in European Musical Thought and in Compositions from the Interwar Period. Bern: Peter Lang.  978-3-631-78727-4.

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The Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism

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Nostalgic Nationalism, Welfare Chauvinism, and Migration Anxieties in Central and Eastern Europe