The impact of colonial culture in South Africa and Zimbabwe on identity development

Richards, Kimberly; Pillay, Yegan; Mazodze, Oliver; Govere, Alexandra Sm

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“…By and large, psychological literature that examines the impact of colonialism on individuals are concerned with the former colonies of Western powers, such as the Philippines – with its long history of domination by first the Spanish, then the American rule – India, a former British colony, various nations in Latin America, as well as indigenous communities in North America, Pacific Islands, and Australia. Attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that reflect ethnic self‐hatred and futile desires to emulate the dominant group at the expense of their heritage culture and ethnicity have been documented among Puerto Ricans (Varas‐Diaz & Serrano‐Garcia, 2003), Mexicans (Codina & Montalvo, 1994; Hall, 1994), Native Americans (Brave Heart, 1998; Duran, 2006; Duran & Duran, 1995; McBride, 2002), southern Africans (Richards, Pillay, Mazodze, & Govere, 2005), and other historically colonized groups.…”

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“…We have also reviewed other examples of recent efforts to practice historically situated psychology of formerly colonized individuals. Some of these works have taken discursive analytic approach (Liu & Mills, 2006) and qualitative analysis of identity narratives (Richards et al., 2005), while others have contributed theoretically through the discussion of modern racism through the lens of colonial legacies (Liu & Hilton, 2005; Riggs & Augoustinos, 2005).…”

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Colonialism and Psychology of Culture

Okazaki

David

Abelmann

2007

Social & Personality Psych

109

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There has long been a criticism that scholarship devoted to the study of cultural variation in psychology has too easily ascribed the observed differences between different societies to essentialized notions of 'culture' while paying less attention to historical forces that shape these differences. In this paper, we argue that the conceptual frameworks of cross-cultural and cultural psychology should allow for analysis of how major geopolitical events and historical processes bear on people's lives. Specifically, we point to colonialism, a discussion that has been less attended to in psychology, and argue that colonialism and its legacies exert a powerful influence on many worldwide populations. Analysis of colonialism and its legacies necessarily calls for attention to its prominent ideological cornerstones: race and 'culture', which are also central concepts in psychology as a global discipline. In psychology, colonialism has primarily been engaged in two ways: the study of the colonial impact on individuals; and the consideration of the colonial impact on the discipline and practice of psychology in formerly colonized nation states. We review this engagement and introduce examples of scholarship from each. This paper challenges the field to pay greater attention to sociopolitical discourses and historical contexts and, in turn, to theorize culture in ways that are responsive to the fluidity and complexity of social lives.Amidst the dizzying rate of globalization and increased intercultural contact, psychology is working hard to keep pace. Some view the recent name change of the American Psychological Society to the Association of Psychological Science as a nod to the increased consciousness of psychology as an international project (Chiu, 2007). Psychology journals sponsored by the American Psychological Association with high-impact indexes (e.g., Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and American Psychologist) routinely publish conceptual and empirical articles that pay attention to cultural factors, and a number of other psychology journals have also published special issues devoted to culture and ethnicity (e.g., Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Journal of Community Psychology).However, scholarship devoted to the study of cultural variation in psychology has long been criticized for being simplistic, ahistorical, and

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Section: Psychology and Colonialismmentioning

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Section: Remaining Challengesmentioning

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Colonialism and Psychology of Culture

Okazaki

David

Abelmann

2007

Social & Personality Psych

109

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“…For example, some empirical evidence suggests that the experience of colonization may affect people´s self-image (Varas-Diaz & Serrano-Garcia, 2003), identities (Richards, Pillay, Mazodze & Govere, 2005), and attitudes toward colonizing countries (David & Okazaki, 2010). Although it might be expected that attitudes would be more positive toward people from countries with mutual/ peer influence and more negative toward people from countries with imperialist/dominating influence, this may not be the case.…”

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Polyculturalism: Viewing Cultures as Dynamically Connected and its Implications for Intercultural Attitudes in Colombia

Rosenthal

Ramírez

Levy

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Av. Psicol. Latinoam.

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En un mundo cada vez más globalizado, estamos cada vez más expuestos a personas y culturas diversas. De ahí la importancia de investigar los sistemas de creencias existentes sobre las influencias transculturales y sus consecuencias. El aumento reciente de la migración hace de Colombia un lugar particularmente interesante para el estudio de las actitudes e intenciones hacia individuos de otras culturas. Hallazgos previos en las Filipinas y Estados Unidos sugieren que la creencia en el policulturalismo —en que los diferentes grupos étnicos y raciales están conectados y se influencian mutuamente— está asociada con una variedad de actitudes positivas. Esta investigación construye sobre estos hallazgos y contribuye a la comprensión de las dinámicas con una variedad intercultural en América Latina, explorando sobre policulturalismo en un estudio transversal que incluyó 423 habitantes nativos colombianos. Encontramos que, controlando la orientación a la dominancia social, la identificación nacional, y la autoestima, la creencia en el policulturalismo está asociada a actitudes más positivas e intención de amistad hacia inmigrantes de otros países a Colombia. También encontramos diferencias significativas en las actitudes e intenciones de amistad hacia personas de diferentes países, dependiendo del tipo y nivel de influencia cultural. No encontramos evidencia de moderación de las asociaciones entre policulturalismo y actitudes e intenciones de amistad, por parte de las variables tipo de país, orientación a la dominancia social e identificación nacional, lo cual sugiere la consistencia de estas asociaciones. Finalmente discutimos las implicaciones de estos hallazgos sobre el papel del policulturalismo en la comprensión de las relaciones intergrupales en el mundo.Palabras clave: Colombia, diversidad, globalización, inmigrantes, actitudes interculturales, relaciones intergrupales, policulturalismo.

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“…However, social psychologists have not paid as much attention to these postcolonial societies as such. Okazaki et al (2008) review of psychology research related to colonialism suggest only two main forms of inquiry: the first relates to the impacts of the colonial experience on individuals (e.g., Varas-Diaz and Serrano-Garcia, 2003; Richards et al, 2005; David and Okazaki, 2006) and on the science and practice of psychology in former colonies (e.g., Enriquez, 1992; Bhatia, 2002; Paranjpe, 2002). In a sense, research on the impacts of colonial experience on individuals may reflect the adverse outcomes of cross-cultural contact between the colonizing and colonized cultures.…”

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“…In a sense, research on the impacts of colonial experience on individuals may reflect the adverse outcomes of cross-cultural contact between the colonizing and colonized cultures. For example, colonialism in African countries is said to have forced individuals into particular racial/cultural identities and also to separate individuals into race-based group identities (Richards et al, 2005). In some cases, this forced identity resulted in feelings of limited worthiness compared to other groups because of their race, a result that was also observed among Puerto Ricans who question the worth of their group identity as a colonized people (Varas-Diaz and Serrano-Garcia, 2003).…”

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Polyculturalism and Attitudes Toward the Continuing Presence of Former Colonizers in Four Postcolonial Asian Societies

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Polyculturalism is the lay belief that cultures are dynamically interconnected and mutually influencing each other historically and in contemporary times. Belief in polyculturalism is associated with various positive intergroup outcomes in intercultural social contexts, but it has never been studied in relation to intergroup attitudes in postcolonial societies. Two studies with participants from four postcolonial Asian societies (total N = 1,126) explore whether polyculturalism will also be associated with positive attitudes toward the continuing presence of former colonizers. The historical colonial experience may be socially represented positively or negatively in different societies, and in this context, the studies inquire into whether current attitudes toward former colonizers are positively associated with the belief in polyculturalism. In two studies (after controlling for belief in multiculturalism, genetic and social constructivist lay theories of race, and national identity) polyculturalism was positively associated with favorable attitudes toward continuing presence of former colonizers in Hong Kong, Macau, and Jakarta, but not in Johor Bahru, Malaysia and Wonosobo, Indonesia. The positive association with polyculturalism was found only in the three societies with a high degree of intercultural contact, where the core beliefs of polyculturalism may be more meaningful. The results are discussed in terms of how intergroup relations between former colonizers and colonized peoples are forms of between-society intercultural contact that are also influenced by intergroup lay theories.

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The impact of colonial culture in South Africa and Zimbabwe on identity development

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Colonialism and Psychology of Culture

Colonialism and Psychology of Culture

Polyculturalism: Viewing Cultures as Dynamically Connected and its Implications for Intercultural Attitudes in Colombia

Polyculturalism and Attitudes Toward the Continuing Presence of Former Colonizers in Four Postcolonial Asian Societies

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