| Titel: | Psychology of control: Cross-cultural considerations |
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| Autor: | Misra, G |
| Mediengruppe: | journal article |
| Herausgeber: | --- |
| Zeitschrift: | Journal of Indian Psychology |
| Jahr: | 1994 |
| Band: | 12 |
| Heft: | 1 - 2 |
| Seiten: | --- |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Abstract: | Examines the underlying assumptions of psychology in the Western world: human consciousness can be examined in the same way as physical reality, and the scientific method is immune to human weaknesses. The concepts of a free and self-contained individual and of personal control, projected as a basic explanation of human functioning, are seen as culture-bound. The story of psychology is seen as the story of a male-dominated paradigm. Multiple facets of control and the self as the container of control are discussed. An overview of cross-cultural studies of control is presented, and background assumptions of Hindu traditions are described. Emphasis is on the quest for harmony and interrelatedness, not on uniqueness and singularity. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2002 APA, all rights reserved) |