A simple three-part stage is egocentric to ethnocentric to worldcentric—from “me” to “us” to “all of us.” Every individual begins as a completely egocentric infant. As we develop, we become aware of others who are close to us, and we begin to think in terms of family. This ethnocentric stage broadens to include others who share some things in common with us such as nation, race, school, church denomination, or political group. If one continues to grow, one begins to think beyond the smaller groupings and see the larger global village, all of humankind, and the earth as an ecosystem—all
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