> Most intro psy texts give the impression that the nature of mind and further speculations > originated with the Greeks > and filtered down to the Europeans.They fail to recognize that > the Greeks stole many of their ideas from the ancient > Africans............................................................................ > Eurocentric based theories from Freud,Maslow and I/O > may not be relevant to the African mindset.For example, > it is more significant to dream of Uncles and other relatives > in African culture than mom and Dad as speculated by Freud. > Btw,Freudian ideas seem to be borrowed by the Jewish Khabbalah and thoughts in this >work > are similar to the writings > writings in Ethiopian literature. > Maslow's ideas conceptually makes sense in the male-oriented capitalistic >structure.In > African culture,love and > belonging may receive precedence as no.1. > In Social Psy similarity as a condition for attraction may > not apply to Societies where character may be more important. > McClelland's N ach failed to get significant results in India > and cross-culturally. > Undoubtedly as is I/O may be fine in the Industrialized world > but those theories X and Y may not account for how they do things in marginal economies. > One of the most significant advancements that show some effort in bridging the gap > between Eurocentric and Afrocentric > thought are the thoughts of Sternberg and Gardner > re multiple intellegences. > Stay tuned! > Michael Sylvester,PhD > Daytona Beach,Florida > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using Panda Mail. Check your regular email account away from >home > free! http://bstar.net/panda/ --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Panda Mail. Check your regular email account away from home free! http://bstar.net/panda/
