Malinchism as a social pathology

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ID11340360
AuthorsGustavo Pereira (0000-0003-0227-2643, Universidad de la República de Uruguay, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume47
Issue10
Pages1176-1198
Publication date2021-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy & Social Criticism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0191-4537 • E-ISSN: 1461-734X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0191453720962542
OpenAlexW3092527653
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited21

Malinchism is a social phenomenon, distinctive of Latin America, which generates an internalisation of valuation patterns characterised by denying and underestimating local cultural expressions and considering foreign cultures as models of emulation. I defend malinchism can be understood as a social pathology, concept that I define as the imposition of a type of practical rationality on a social space alien to it. I also propose that malinchism is such a complex social phenomenon that it can be explained as a pathology of recognition as well, and it involves personal alienation in the ones affected. The introduction of cognitive dissonance is presented as one of the main resources to counteract the effects of malinchism

Alienation · Cognitive dissonance · Economics · Epistemology · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Rationality · Social alienation · Social phenomenon · Social science · Sociology · Valuation (finance · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology

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