The rise of psychology in the east Flashcards
What is objective and subjective culture
objective - physical objects e.g buildings
subjective - social norms e.g beliefs
What is the etic approach
- places the research outside the cultural system being studied e.g an American studying filipinos
- taking western derived theories and models and testing them in different cultural settings
What is the emic approach
- exploring indigenous theories, models and concepts e.g filipino identifying research of other filipinos
- avoids foreign theories and models
-often involves qualitative research
What is classic western epistemology
- gaining knowledge through observation (empiricism) and reasoning (rationalism)
- more analytic, parts into whole
What is eastern Chinese epistemology
- knowledge understood in a broader sense (moral contents and social practice)
- based on holistic world view that focuses on network of relations
What is western concepts of self
- independent self
- own needs over others
- individualism
What is eastern concepts of self
-interdependent self
- merge of self with others
-collectivism
Case study of Philippines
- 1900s filipinos reached psychology based on western works e.g skinner
- 1920-40s filipinos studied abroad (EAST TO WEST)
- IPC (institute of Philippine culture)- etic approach, portrayed as weak
Who was the father of filipino psychology and produced Pilipino concepts in 1975 and emphasised the importance of using native terminologies
- Virgilio Enriquez
- 1975
utang na loob
(gratitude not a burden, paid later not necassarily immediate)
american - debt/obligation
negative spin on it
What filipino word means the unity of the self and others
Kapwa
hiya
(propriety, embarrassment, good or bad depending on context)
american - shame
What Chinese word means different levels which governs ones interaction with others
guanxi (relationships)
What Chinese word means maintaining a favourable image of oneself to others
Mianzi (face)
