nativism in English

noun
1
the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
a deep vein of xenophobia and nativism
2
a return to or emphasis on traditional or local customs, in opposition to outside influences.
Multiculturalism stands as the heir to nineteenth-century nativism not by any explicit hostility to Catholicism, but rather through its explicit, if sometimes obtuse, hostility to culture.
3
the theory or doctrine that concepts, mental capacities, and mental structures are innate rather than acquired or learned.
But history leads me to agree with the author that nativism and racism are powerful populist impulses pretty much everywhere.

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1. He appealed to his country's nativism.

2. In scholarly studies nativism is a standard technical term.

3. Therefore China"s eco-ethic must follow the nativism way."

4. "Nativism" or "Localization" has been one of Taiwan's most important cultural trends since 1990s.

5. Higham, John. Strangers in the Land: Patterns of American Nativism, 1860-19 19

6. Critics who branded the book as a work of undisguised nativism missed an essential point.

7. But then the Republican-dominated House wrecked the whole thing in a fit of crude nativism.

8. Nativism is the rational selection for the third sector on the view of relationship between government and the third sector.

9. In contrast, the U. S. , despite occasional fits of nativism, remains remarkably successful at integrating cultures from around the globe.

10. "West centralism" and "Nativism" are two opposite orientation in the development of higher education under the context of globalization.

11. The nativism and specialization of Chinese market industry are preconditions for China to compete with developed countries in this field , while t...

12. Humbolt's theory of language competence greatly influenced Chomsky's proposal of nativism, and the contextual relationship between the two theories can be clearly perceived.

13. Although the Montessori's education method was spread into China in the beginning of 20th century, it is spread widely and made practical research on it's nativism after the 80's of 20lh century .