DOCSLIB.ORG

Toward an IP (Indigenous Psychology) Informed AP (Asian Psychology)

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Toward an IP (Indigenous Psychology) Informed AP (Asian Psychology) Proposed Symposium Toward an IP (Indigenous Psychology) informed AP (Asian Psychology) Chair: Louise Sundararajan, Ph.D., Ed.D. Summary Eastern psychologies have two sub‐groups, IP (Indigenous Psychology) and AP (Asian Psychology) (Sundararajan, in press). The relationship between IP and AP ranges from allergic reactions to benign neglect. This symposium explores the possibilities of dialogue and integration between these two tributaries of psychology in the Far East. An international panel will examine the contributions of IP to AP through the following topics: An exemplary IP‐‐the Pondicherry Manifesto (Suneet Varma); Essentials of Indian Psychology as embodied in the “living text” of the Gita (Sangeetha Menon); How IP can protect AP from the undesirable consequences of globalization (Waseem Alladin); How IP can help AP to resist the flawed research paradigm of cross cultural psychology that puts Asians on the back of the creativity bus (Louise Sundararajan); How IP helps AP to find its own face in psychological research (Kwartarini Wahyu Yuniarti). Presenters Contact information: Suneet Varma, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Psychology University of Delhi Delhi – 110092, India e‐mail: [email protected] Title: Indian Psychology: An emerging alternative Abstract: A group of 160 psychologists met at a conference in Pondicherry on October 1st, 2002 to introduce Indian Psychology (IP) as an academic subject of study in Indian universities and to bring about general awareness among psychology professionals in India as to why it is important that the psychology we do should use indigenous concepts and models. They issued the Pondicherry Manifesto (PM), which pleaded for judicious introduction of IP in Indian universities. Following the PM, there has been a significant spurt of activity resulting in serious research efforts and publications, as well as the inclusion of IP based courses in the teaching programs of several Indian universities. We mean by IP an approach to psychology that is based on ideas and practices that developed over millennia on the Indian sub‐continent. We use the word “Indian” to indicate and honor the origin of this approach to psychology: the underlying philosophy, the conceptual framework, the methods of enquiry, and the “technology of consciousness” that it uses to bring about psychological change and transformation. It may be useful to make explicit that we do not use the word “Indian” to localize or limit the scope of this approach to psychology: We do not mean, for example, “the psychology of the Indian people”, or “Psychology as taught at Indian universities.” We hold that IP as a meta‐theory and as an extensive body of related theories and practices has something essential and unique to contribute to the global civilization as a whole. In a world faced with increasing unrest and conflict, IP maintains the only way out is by way of a change in consciousness ‐ from a narrow, fragmented and hostile self‐awareness to a wide, all‐ encompassing, benign and loving way of being. It is in this regard that formulations of the psyche emanating from Indian culture have a great deal to offer. Indian treatises on human existence and psychological functioning, while acknowledging the lower levels, focus much more on higher levels of consciousness and the means to raise consciousness from lower to higher levels. It is held, in the Indian view, that human functioning on the higher levels is more effective, reveals a more complete knowledge accompanied with greater feelings of oneness, harmony, joy and love, establishing in the process extraordinary levels of individual and collective harmony. Contact information: Sangeetha Menon, Ph.D Professor & Head, Consciousness Studies Programme National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore 560 012 (and, Honorary University Fellow, School of Humanities, University of Exeter, UK; Council Member, Indian Council of Philosophical Research) Tele: +91 (80) 2218 5090; Fax: +91 (80) 2218 5028; Mobile: 91‐9448472700 Website consciousnessshop.com Email <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Resume consciousnessshop.com/resume_onepage_menon.pdf Title: Consciousness, Love and Well‐Being: Indian Psychology and the Bhagavad Gita Abstract The key characteristic of Indian psychology is that it presents theories and models for self‐ transformation and spiritual experiences in concurrence with a philosophical view. Such a common trend is evident whether we take the most ancient dualist philosophy of Samkhya, the Upanishadic theories, Patanjali’s tradition of Yoga, or the Bhakti movements. Indian psychology’s challenge and strength is that it effectively and integrally preserves the underlying metaphysics while envisioning human mind, life and its ironies. The guidelines employed by Indian psychology for the exploration of these central tenets of human life are (i) to identify the unitary in the discrete, (ii) to have a mental as well as spiritual meaning for an experience, its object and its experiencer, (iii) to address the ontological cause (not merely the cognitive or mental component) for therapy, and, (iv) to have values, compassion and discipline as essential starters for self‐exploration. I would consider the Bhagavad Gita as the classical example to demonstrate the above said insignia of Indian psychology. The representation of Arjuna carries a global flag of mental crisis that is pan‐cultural. Arjuna with his loud cries, shrouded fears and hypocritical desire for renunciation, presents a contemporary personality who is successful and efficient but with fragile and conflicting sense of identity and values. The indigenous psychology from India founded on the ‘living text’ of the Bhagavad Gita emphasizes that the well‐being of the person is not dependent on or influenced by extraneous interventions but is the inner core of the individual’s being. And therefore, healing is a process that is continuous and directed from the inner self. Contact information: Waseem Alladin, PsyD Founding Editor in Chief, Counselling Psychology Quarterly: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice Head of Psychology, Autism Care UK Clinical Director, Calmer Solutions for Living, UK Honorary Lecturer, Clinical Psychology Unit, University of Leicester, UK Tel/Fax +44 (01724) 761017 Mobile : +44 (0) 7770901668 Email: [email protected] ; [email protected] Website: www.calmersolutionsforliving.com Title: Saving Asian psychologies from the onslaught of globalization Abstract First, western psychology lost its philosophical roots & soul to become a science in aping the (old) physics. Then it lost its mind and heart with behaviourism. Currently, there is a retreat to ‘living in the head’ with widespread embracing of cognitive psychology which regards humans as sophisticated machines hence the seduction by computer analogies and neuroscience continues the technological love affair with brain scans and genes. Many people have stopped relating face to face, disproportionately hooked into social networks. Two in five cases of breast cancer could be prevented by adopting healthier lifestyles. Cancer is substantially a lifestyle disorder, exacerbated by environmental toxicity, and not simply a medical disease (Alladin, 2013). In spite of technological advances, there is no cure for cancer. It is a mistake to seek answers from technology when our ecology/modern lifestyles are nurturing the seeds of cancer. Thus, in a majority of cases, prevention is the cure which fits an Islamic model. Every culture has its own reliable scientific methods of study. Context determines the facts. A half full glass is also half empty simultaneously. It is not just or only 12 fluid ounces! But western thinking has problems with paradox. The imposition of psychometrics on daily life harms indigenous psychology. Cognitive therapy insists that the glass is half full (static optimism). If one were drinking bitter medicine seeing it as half empty (dynamic optimism) makes it easier to finish, hence the problem with “positive psychology” and the mindless application of mindfulness as stress management. Often westernized psychologists do cultural violence by extracting an indigenous practice as a technological solution to a systemic problem. Consider, stress management: A client hates his job but needs the money. He wants a quick fix. He could change his job but that would merely transplant his problem to a new location. The problem is his attitude to work, not stress. He should learn to like his job or find a vocation that he loves. In Indian culture, all work is a dharma to pour our heart into, honorable service to others, so job dissatisfaction cannot take root. The colonization/hegemony of westernised psychology is happening in a university or clinic near you. Embrace Indigenous Psychology today, tomorrow will be too late! Alladin, W.(2013) There is no magic bullet cure for cancer. Law Society Gazette, http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/print/69052 Contact information Louise Sundararajan, Ph.D., Ed.D. Forensic Unit, Rochester Psychiatric Center, New York, USA. [email protected] Home Address: 691 French Road, Rochester, NY, 14618, USA. Phone: 585‐461‐0995 Title: Revolutionary Creativity: Do Asians have it? Abstract Howard Gardner (1996) draws a distinction between revolutionary and evolutionary creativity—the former fosters radical, the latter incremental change. He writes: In considering creative work it is important to be sensitive to two contrasting trends:
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Beyond Indigenization: Asian Psychology's Contribution to the World of Psychology John G
    Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Papers from the International Association for Cross- IACCP Cultural Psychology Conferences 2008 Beyond Indigenization: Asian Psychology's Contribution to the World of Psychology John G. Adair Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/iaccp_papers Part of the Psychology Commons Recommended Citation Adair, J. G. (2008). Beyond indigenization: Asian psychology’s contribution to the world of psychology. In G. Zheng, K. Leung, & J. G. Adair (Eds.), Perspectives and progress in contemporary cross-cultural psychology: Proceedings from the 17th International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/iaccp_papers/26/ This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the IACCP at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Beyond Indigenization: Asian Psychology’s Contribution to the World of Psychology 2.117 BEYOND INDIGENIZATION: ASIAN PSYCHOLOGY’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD OF PSYCHOLOGY John G. Adair My recent research has focused on the “Internationalization of Psychological Research” (Adair, Coêlho, & Luna, 2002; Adair, 2004). 1 A substantial data collection across three decades has revealed that the proportion of articles authored by psychologists from ROW (rest of the world) countries compared to those authored by US psychologists is rapidly increasing, dramatically in this decade to the point where the majority of articles over the recent three years in one APA journal, for example, is now by authors from outside the U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • K. Ramakrishna Rao ˇ Anand C. Paranjpe
    K. Ramakrishna Rao · Anand C. Paranjpe Psychology in the Indian Tradition Psychology in the Indian Tradition K. Ramakrishna Rao • Anand C. Paranjpe Psychology in the Indian Tradition 123 K. Ramakrishna Rao Anand C. Paranjpe GITAM University Simon Fraser University Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Burnaby, BC India Canada The print edition of this book is not for sale in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. ISBN 978-81-322-2439-6 ISBN 978-81-322-2440-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-2440-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015937210 Springer New Delhi Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Author(s) 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made.
    [Show full text]
  • Remembering the Indigenous Psychology Movement in Taiwan Rong-Bang Peng
    View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Duquesne University: Digital Commons Duquesne University Duquesne Scholarship Collection Electronic Theses and Dissertations Fall 2012 Decolonizing Psychic Space: Remembering the Indigenous Psychology Movement in Taiwan Rong-Bang Peng Follow this and additional works at: https://dsc.duq.edu/etd Recommended Citation Peng, R. (2012). Decolonizing Psychic Space: Remembering the Indigenous Psychology Movement in Taiwan (Doctoral dissertation, Duquesne University). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1036 This Immediate Access is brought to you for free and open access by Duquesne Scholarship Collection. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Duquesne Scholarship Collection. For more information, please contact [email protected]. DECOLONIZING PSYCHIC SPACE: REMEMBERING THE INDIGENOUS PSYCHOLOGY MOVEMENT IN TAIWAN A Dissertation Submitted to the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts Duquesne University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy By Rong-Bang Peng, M.A. December 2012 Copyright by Rong-Bang Peng 2012 DECOLONIZING PSYCHIC SPACE: REMEMBERING THE INDIDENOUS PSYCHOLOGY MOVEMENT IN TAIWAN By Rong-Bang Peng Approved November 15, 2012 ________________________________ ________________________________ Leswin Laubscher, PhD Michael Sipiora, PhD Professor of Psychology Professor of Psychology (Committee Chair) (Committee Member) ________________________________ Bruce Fink Professor of Psychology (Committee Member) ________________________________ ________________________________ James C. Swindal, PhD Leswin Laubscher McAnulty College and Graduate School Chair, Department of Psychology of Liberal Arts Professor of Psychology Professor of Philosophy iii ABSTRACT DECOLONIZING PSYCHIC SPACE: REMEMBERING THE INDIGENOUS PSYCHOLOGY MOVEMENT IN TAIWAN By Rong-Bang Peng December 2012 Dissertation supervised by Michael Sipiora, Ph.D.
    [Show full text]
  • Indigenous and Cultural Psychology
    Indigenous and Cultural Psychology Understanding People in Context International and Cultural Psychology Series Series Editor: Anthony Marsella, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii ASIAN AMERICAN MENTAL HEALTH Assessment Theories and Methods Edited by Karen S. Kurasaki, Sumie Okazaki, and Stanley Sue THE FIVE-FACTOR MODEL OF PERSONALITY ACROSS CULTURES Edited by Robert R. McCrae and Juri Allik FORCED MIGRATION AND MENTAL HEALTH Rethinking the Care of Refugees and Displaced Persons Edited by David Ingleby HANDBOOK OF MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON STRESS AND COPING Edited by Paul T.P. Wong and Lilian C.J. Wong INDIGENOUS AND CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY Understanding People in Context Edited by Uichol Kim, Kuo-Shu Yang, and Kwang-Kuo Hwang LEARNING IN CULTURAL CONTEXT Family, Peers, and School Edited by Ashley Maynard and Mary Martini POVERTY AND PSYCHOLOGY From Global Perspective to Local Practice Edited by Stuart C. Carr and Tod S. Sloan PSYCHOLOGY AND BUDDHISM From Individual to Global Community Edited by Kathleen H. Dockett, G. Rita Dudley-Grant, and C. Peter Bankart SOCIAL CHANGE AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ADAPTATION IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS Cultures in Transition Edited by Anthony J. Marsella, Ayda Aukahi Austin, and Bruce Grant TRAUMA INTERVENTIONS IN WAR AND PEACE Prevention, Practice, and Policy Edited by Bonnie L. Green, Matthew J. Friedman, Joop T.V.M. de Jong, Susan D. Solomon, Terence M. Keane, John A. Fairbank, Brigid Donelan, and Ellen Frey-Wouters A Continuation Order Plan is available for this series. A continuation order will bring deliv- ery of each new volume immediately upon publication. Volumes are billed only upon actual shipment. For further information please contact the publisher.
    [Show full text]
  • Graph and Reproduce This Manuscript from the Microfilm Master
    INFORMATION TO USERS The most advanced technology has been used to photo­ graph and reproduce this manuscript from the microfilm master. UMI films the text directly from the original or copy submitted. Thus, some thesis and dissertation copies are in typewriter face, while others may be from any type of computer printer. The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. Broken or indistinct print, colored or poor quality illustrations and photographs, print bleedthrough, substandard margins, and improper alignment can adversely affect reproduction. In the unlikely event that the author did not send UMI a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if unauthorized copyright material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. Oversize materials (e.g., maps, drawings, charts) are re­ produced by sectioning the original, beginning at the upper left-hand corner and continuing from left to right in equal sections with small overlaps. Each original is also photographed in one exposure and is included in reduced form at the back of the book. These are also available as one exposure on a standard 35mm slide or as a 17" x 23" black and white photographic print for an additional charge. Photographs included in the original manuscript have been reproduced xerographically in this copy. Higher quality 6" x 9" black and white photographic prints are available for any photographs or illustrations appearing in this copy for an additional charge. Contact UMI directly to order. UMI University Microfilms International A Bell & Howell Information Company 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 USA 313/761-4700 800/521-0600 Order Number 8907291 Asian-American and Black identity: Validation of a self-identity development model of oppressed people Reynolds, Amy Louise, Ph.D.
    [Show full text]
  • A Socioecological Perspective on East Asian Collectivism
    Harm in Harmony: A Socioecological Perspective on East Asian Collectivism Shi Liu Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy under the Executive Committee of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2020 © 2020 Shi Liu All Rights Reserved Abstract Harm in Harmony: A Socioecological Perspective on East Asian Collectivism Shi Liu Decades of research have described East Asian cultures as collectivistic, often characterized by ingroup relationships that are harmonious and cooperative. I propose an alternative account of East Asian Collectivism—the Harm-in-Harmony Theory. Specifically, I propose that East Asian culture can be better understood as a tension between high levels of cooperation and competition within groups. The co-existence of cooperation and competition drives competition covert. To cope with covert competition, people in East Asia develop a heightened threat-detection system—ingroup vigilance—a cognitive tendency to perceive ingroup members as hostile and threatening. The Harm-in-Harmony theory provides an alternative account for a number of cross-cultural differences (i.e., East Asians being more responsive and attentive to others) that have previously been explained through harmonious interdependence. This work contributes to a more balanced view of collectivism, revealing its interpersonal tensions in the forms of covert competition and ingroup vigilance. Table of Contents List of Tables ................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Volume 20, Full Contents
    Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences Volume 20 Issue 1 Article 15 2017 Volume 20, Full Contents JIASS Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jiass Recommended Citation Staff, JIASS (2017) "Volume 20, Full Contents," Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences: Vol. 20 : Iss. 1 , Article 15. Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jiass/vol20/iss1/15 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Commons @ Butler University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences by an authorized editor of Digital Commons @ Butler University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ISSN 1522-7030 (print) ISSN 1937-7770 (online) JIASS JOURNAL OF THE INDIANA ACADEMY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Anthropology • Business • Criminology • Economics • History • Political Science • Psychology Sociology • Environmental Studies • Gender Studies • International Studies • Urban Studies Volume 20 (2017) www.iass1.org SENIOR EDITOR IN CHIEF Kenneth Colburn, Jr. Butler University SENIOR DEPUTY EDITOR Surekha Rao Indiana University Northwest ISSN 1522-7030 (print) ISSN 1937-7770 (online) JIASS JOURNAL OF THE INDIANA ACADEMY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Volume 20 (2017) www.iass1.org SENIOR EDITOR IN CHIEF Kenneth Colburn, Jr. Butler University [email protected] SENIOR DEPUTY EDITOR Surekha Rao Indiana University Northwest COPY EDITOR Stephanie R. S. Stringham EDITORIAL OFFICE/ADDRESS: SOCIOLOGY & CRIMINOLOGY DEPARTMENT BUTLER UNIVERSITY JORDAN HALL 272-B 4600 SUNSET AVENUE INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46208 (317) 940-9767 Objectives of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences The objectives of the Academy shall be to facilitate a more effective cooperation among social scientists, to promote the interests of the several social sciences, and to increase the usefulness and advance the effectiveness of both teaching and research in the several social sciences in Indiana.
    [Show full text]
  • IDENTIFYING SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO in the CLASSROOM Ft
    EVOLUTION OF DISCOURSE: IDENTIFYING SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO IN THE CLASSROOM f t * A thesis submitted to the faculty of San Francisco State University In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Arts In Education: Equity and Social Justice By Maica Dela Cruz Porcadas San Francisco, California May, 2019 Copyright by Maica Dela Cruz Porcadas 2019 CERTIFICATION OF APPROVAL I certify that I have read Evolution o f Discourse: Identifying Sikolohiyang Pilipino in the Classroom by Maica Dela Cruz Porcadas, and that in my opinion this work meets the criteria for approving a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree Master of Arts in Education: Equity and Social Justice at San Francisco State University. David Hemphill, Ed.D Professor of Education Ming-Yew Lee, Ed.D Professor of Education EVOLUTION OF DISCOURSE: IDENTIFYING SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO IN THE CLASSROOM Maica Dela Cruz Porcadas San Francisco, California 2019 This study examines the breadth and evolution of Sikolohiyang Pilipino (Filipino Psychology) and identifies its place in educa onal settings. The study articulates Sikolohiyang Pilipino’s deviation from Western psychological discourse, which focuses on a clinical context, towards a broader scope that encompasses Filipino identity. By examining the curricula of various Filipino studies courses taught in California, and by comparing their content with the tenets of Sikolohiyang Pilipino, the study investigates the extent to which Sikolohiyang Pilipino is currently embedded in existing curricula and considers how its presence could be enhanced. I certify that the Abstract is a correct representation of the content of this thesis. David Hemphill, Ed.D Advisor Date' 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS My warmest gratitude: To my parents, for the countless sacrifices you have made for us to be where we are today.
    [Show full text]
  • The Cross-Cultural Comparability of the 16 Personality Factor Inventory (16Pf) Fatima Abrahams
    THE CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARABILITY OF THE 16 PERSONALITY FACTOR INVENTORY (16PF) FATIMA ABRAHAMS THE CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARABILITY OF TIIE 16 PERSONALITY FACTOR INVENTORY (16PF) by FATIMA ABRAHAMS submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF COMMERCE in the subject INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY at the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA PROMOTER: PROF K F MAUER 30 NOVEMBER 1996 IBIS IBESIS IS DEDICATED TO MY PARENTS, ACHMAT AND WARALDIA GYDIEN, MY HUSBAND, RAMZIE AND MY DAUGHTERS, ZAREEN AND MISHKAH. UN ISA BIBUOTEEK I LIBRARY rn~d-04- , 1 Class Klas .. 155. 283 ABRA Ace es Aanwi1 ...... llHHlmHllll 0001698820 Student number: 3004-475-8 I declare that The cross-cultural comparability of the 16 Personality Factor Inventory (16PF) is my own work and all that I have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of complete references. SIGNATURE DATE (MRS) F ABRAHAMS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS All praises are due to the Creator who granted me the ability to tackle and complete this thesis. I would also like to thank all the people who supported me throughout the process, particularly: Prof. K F Mauer, my supervisor, for his suggestions and inputs about the thesis in general, his critical comments of the draft chapters, and his constant willingness to support me throughout the entire process. Prof. Micheal Muller and Ms. Evelyn Muller for their advice and help with conducting the statistical analysis. My brother Ziyaad, for his continual support and for acting as my research assistant, who spent many hours coding and punching the data. The staff of the Psychology and/or Industrial Psychology Departments at the University of Durban-Westville, University of Pretoria, and University of Natal who so willingly spent time helping me with the administration of the test.
    [Show full text]
  • 50 Years of Critical-Emancipatory Social Science in the Philippines
    Sikolohiyang Pilipino: 50 Years of Critical-Emancipatory Social Science in the Philippines Narcisa Paredes-Canilao University of the Philippines Baguio Maria Ana Babaran-Diaz University of the Philippines Baguio Abstract Sikolohiyang Pilipino, or efforts of Filipino psychologists and social scientists to indigenize Psychology in the Philippines started in the 1960s, further crystallized into a distinct movement from the mid-1970s and continued to flourish in the 21st century. Using the broad outlines of critical-emancipatory social science, we argue in this paper that Sikolohiyang Pilipino since its inception in the works of V.D. Enriquez, was meant and has proven to be a liberated and liberating psychology (literally malaya at mapagpalayang sikolohiya), and may therefore be a unique type of criticl psychology in the Philippine setting. We first examine the academic and cultural circumstances that led to the movement of Sikolohiyang Pilipino, then describe its aims, methodologies, advocacies and theoretical contributions and how these resulted in the establishment of professional organizations, research programs, and curricular offerings. The movement from the traditional academic psychology as taught in the universities was brought about by dissatisfaction with too much emphasis on Western theories particularly on the tendency for quantification to emulate the scientific method to examine human phenomena. The end of the colonization period in the Philippines brought with it the beginning of a post-colonial psychology that focused on indigenous knowledge, practices, and methods. Key words: Critical-emancipatory social science, critical psychology, decolonization, indigenization, indigenous psychology, mainstreamed psychology, liberated and liberating psychology, mainstreamed psychology, pantayong pananaw, Philippine Psychology, pilipinolohiya, Sikolohiyang Pilipino. Introduction The Philippine educational system was and remains one of the legacies of colonialism in the country.
    [Show full text]
  • Volume 22, Full Contents
    Midwest Social Sciences Journal Volume 22 Issue 1 Article 20 2020 Volume 22, Full Contents MSSJ Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/mssj Part of the Anthropology Commons, Business Commons, Criminology Commons, Economics Commons, Environmental Studies Commons, Gender and Sexuality Commons, Geography Commons, History Commons, International and Area Studies Commons, Political Science Commons, Psychology Commons, and the Urban Studies and Planning Commons Recommended Citation Staff, MSSJ (2020) "Volume 22, Full Contents," Midwest Social Sciences Journal: Vol. 22 : Iss. 1 , Article 20. Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/mssj/vol22/iss1/20 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by ValpoScholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Midwest Social Sciences Journal by an authorized administrator of ValpoScholar. For more information, please contact a ValpoScholar staff member at [email protected]. Staff: Volume 22, Full Contents ISSN 1522-7030 (print) ISSN 1937-7770 (online) MIDWEST SOCIAL SCIENCES JOURNAL Volume 22 (2019) www.iass1.org Formerly Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences Anthropology • Business • Criminology • Economics • History Political Science • Psychology • Sociology • Environmental Studies Gender Studies • International Studies • Urban Studies SENIOR EDITOR IN CHIEF Kenneth D. Colburn, Jr., PhD Butler University DEPUTY EDITOR Nirupama Devaraj, PhD Valparaiso University MANAGING EDITOR Mary C. Moore, PhD Julie Cripps University of Indianapolis COPY EDITOR Stephanie
    [Show full text]
  • The Physical and Psychological Effects of Meditation Introduction
    The Physical and Psychological Effects of Meditation Introduction THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MEDITATION: A REVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH By Michael Murphy, Steven Donovan, and Eugene Taylor Introduction by Eugene Taylor, PhD Some Definitions Meditation—that great and mysterious subject which in the past has always conjured up the image of the solitary Asian ascetic sitting in deep trance—is fast appearing in unexpected places throughout modern American culture. Secretaries are doing it as part of their daily noon yoga classes. Preadolescent teenagers dropped off at the YMCA by their mothers on a Saturday morning are learning it as part of their karate training. Truck drivers and housewives in the Stress Reduction Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center are practicing a combination of Hindu yoga and Buddhist insight meditation to control hypertension. Star athletes prepare themselves for a demanding basketball game with centering techniques they learned in Zen. [1] Dhyana is the generic Sanskrit term for meditation, which in the Yoga Sutras refers to both the act of inward contemplation in the broadest sense and more technically to the intermediate state between mere attention to an object (dharana) and complete absorption in it (samadhi). [2] The earliest known reference to such practice on the Indian subcontinent occurs on one of the seals, a figure seated in the lotus posture, found in the ruins of the pre-Aryan civilizations at Harappa and Mohenjodaro which existed prior to 1500 BCE. Most of the orthodox Hindu schools of philosophy derive their meditation techniques from yoga, but superimpose their own theoretical understanding of consciousness onto the results of the practice.
    [Show full text]