Political self Flashcards
(26 cards)
home environment
Filipino children are taught to value family and give it primary importance.
characterized by depending on one another to survive. This dependence on relationships and the struggle for survival to make Filipino group-oriented.
social environment,
depicts openness to foreign elements with no basic consciousness of our cultural core.
culture and language
regarded as the culprit behind our colonial mentality. Filipino are of no help in setting an example of overcoming colonial mentality because they are even more westernized in their ways.
History
Education system
also instrumental in molding the strengths and weaknesses of the Filipino character. Early on children learn that well behaved and obedient students are praised and rewarded.
taught us optimism and resilience, however it also instilled us a fatalistic attitude.
Religion
hard life drove Filipinos to work hard and take risks, such as leaving our families to work abroad.
economic environment
political enviroment
…. government structures and systems are fraught with problems. For instance, the fact that political power is mainly in the hands of the elite, and the absence of a strong government presence enhances the Filipino’s already extreme family centeredness.
emphasis on the superiority of an imported brand or product through mass media is in fact, part of Filipino’s daily lifestyle.
mass media
Any person with authority is looked up to.
leaders and role models
Pakikipagkapwa-tao
openness, helpfulness and generosity; the practice of bayanihan or mutual assistance; Hospitality
family orientation
a sense of belongingness and security.
being cheerful and fun loving; Our various fiestas and social gatherings demonstrate the Filipino joy and humor.
Joy and humor
reasons many Filipinos thrive in various parts of the world.
Flexibility, adaptability and creativity
this trait is most noticeable in our willingness to take risks and work in our countries. This also related to our bahala na mindset; Kickstarteror pampa-lakas ng loob.
Hardwork and industry
Filipinos also value faith and religiosity.
Faith and religiosity
“matutong mamaluktot habang maikli ang kumot”
Ability to survive
The palakasan system; is another element that has led to the prevalence of graft and corruption in the country.
extreme personalism
the family may be the source of strength for Filipinos.
Extreme family-centeredness,
ningas-cogon, projects start out with full enthusiasm and interest but sooner has it started that the enthusiasm and interest dies down.
Lack of discipline
Passivity and lack of initiative
Filipinos have a very high respect for authority. For instance there is a strong reliance on leaders and the government to solve the nation’s problem, but ordinarily, Filipinos do not feel the need to initiate or contribute to the solution.
Filipinos love anything foreign. Foreign elements are adapted and incorporated into our image, and in process, we are also losing our cultural diversity.
Colonial mentality
s related to the Filipino traits of extreme personalism and extreme family centerdness; Personal and in-group interests are supreme, and the drive to fulfil these interests is completely insensitive to the common good.
Kanya-kanya syndrome
Lack of self-analysis and self-reflection
the expression that Filipinos are “madaling makalimot” or have a short memory; We easily forget the mistakes we have made; hence, we make the same mistakes again.
