| Titel: | Culture and self: Implications for psychological inquiry |
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| Autor: | Misra, G |
| Mediengruppe: | journal article |
| Herausgeber: | --- |
| Zeitschrift: | Journal of Indian Psychology |
| Jahr: | 2001 |
| Band: | 19 |
| Heft: | 1 - 2 |
| Seiten: | --- |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Abstract: | Discusses concepts of self within Indian cultural contexts. Unlike traditional Western psychology, which views the autonomous, independent self as a universal concept that focuses on the conscious ego, Indian cultural traditions stress the importance of networks of social relationships and interdependence on the development of self. From an Indian perspective, determinants of self include social constitution of self, familial and spiritual aspects of self, shifting boundaries between self and not self, individualism, collectivism, and interdependence and independence. It is concluded that self-construal is determined by the position taken by the individual and relational contexts found within cultural meaning systems. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2002 APA, all rights reserved) |