Social Psychology and Latin American Studies

Many Social Scientists Working Today in Latin American Studies are Skeptical, if not hostile, to the notion of incorporating psychological theory and methodology in their research. Some contend that studies of individual personality formation, while perhaps inherently fascinating and certainly of professional interest to the psychologist, contribute little to our greater understanding of Latin American society. Social behavior and social systems, others argue, are wholly explainable in terms of structural-materialist-power factors. Consequently, there is no need for a social psychological approach. Still others view this type of orientation as essentially conservative, an effort to attribute Latin American problems (for example, underdevelopment) to the existence of a "Latin American mind" or a "Latin American personality" (through generally pejorative categories, such as the inability to exert onself

Pejorative · Skepticism · Underdevelopment · Community Health and Development · Social Skills and Education

• Leadership/Followership Similarities Between People in a Developed and a Developing Country

  Open Access•Max U Montesino•Journal of Leadership &…•2003

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