2004 psychology of the mexicans
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Psychology of the Mexicans, 2004. A PowerPoint given at the Foreign Service Institute, for Mexican Area Studies. I took a psychologist's perspective on Mexican culture/people in this presentation, for a State Department training session.TRANSCRIPT
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Psychology of Psychology of the Mexicansthe Mexicans
Don KilburgDon Kilburg
(2004)(2004)
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PurposePurpose
To introduce you to some broad trends in To introduce you to some broad trends in Mexican PsychologyMexican Psychology
To give you some practical suggestions for To give you some practical suggestions for understanding & interacting with Mexicansunderstanding & interacting with Mexicans
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Topics of DiscussionTopics of Discussion
Attempts by Mexicans to identify a Attempts by Mexicans to identify a Mexican MindsetMexican Mindset
DDííaz-Guerrero’s “Psychology of the az-Guerrero’s “Psychology of the Mexican”Mexican”
A Contemporary Perspective: SimpatA Contemporary Perspective: Simpatííaa
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Attempts by Mexicans to Identify a Attempts by Mexicans to Identify a Mexican MindsetMexican Mindset
Jose Vasconcelos (1925), writerJose Vasconcelos (1925), writer
La Raza CLa Raza Cóósmicasmica
Samuel Ramos (1938), philosopherSamuel Ramos (1938), philosopher
El Perfil del Hombre y La Cultura El Perfil del Hombre y La Cultura en Men Mééxicoxico
Octavio Paz (1959), poetOctavio Paz (1959), poet
El Laberinto de la SoledadEl Laberinto de la Soledad
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DDííaz-Guerrero’s az-Guerrero’s Psychology of the Mexican (1976)Psychology of the Mexican (1976)
Love and PowerLove and Power
Mexican: Affiliation-HierarchyMexican: Affiliation-Hierarchy
American: Power-EqualityAmerican: Power-Equality
““the mother is the dearest person in the mother is the dearest person in existence”existence”
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A Contemporary Perspective: A Contemporary Perspective: SimpatSimpatííaa
SimpatSimpatííaa: the search for social harmony : the search for social harmony coupled with expressive displayscoupled with expressive displays
Experimental evidence of relational stylesExperimental evidence of relational styles
(Sanchez-Burks, et al., 2000)(Sanchez-Burks, et al., 2000)
Practical Suggestions: Practical Suggestions:
Socioemotional consciousness raisingSocioemotional consciousness raising
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Cultural Styles, Relational Cultural Styles, Relational Schemas, & Prejudice Schemas, & Prejudice
Against OutgroupsAgainst Outgroups
Cognitive frameworks: Cognitive frameworks: American – TaskAmerican – Task Mexican – Task + SocioemotionalMexican – Task + SocioemotionalResearch Question: Research Question: would subjects’ perception of would subjects’ perception of workgroup performance vary as a fxn of workgroup style, workgroup performance vary as a fxn of workgroup style, workgroup ethnicity, and/or subjects’ ethnicities?workgroup ethnicity, and/or subjects’ ethnicities?Lab Experiment:Lab Experiment: w/ video’d workgps. in tutoring w/ video’d workgps. in tutoring session session Field Experiment:Field Experiment: w/ student advisory committees w/ student advisory committees
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Practical SuggestionsPractical Suggestions
Overseas assignment failure rate: 30-40% Overseas assignment failure rate: 30-40% (Herring, 2003); Insufficient cultural preparation(Herring, 2003); Insufficient cultural preparation
Task and Socioemotional orientations not Task and Socioemotional orientations not necessarily a trade-offnecessarily a trade-off
In MBT terminology, TIn MBT terminology, TF and JF and JPP
Consider the stereotypes for working models, Consider the stereotypes for working models, but don’t cling to thembut don’t cling to them
Culture Shock! MexicoCulture Shock! Mexico: :
One single lesson…FlexibilityOne single lesson…Flexibility