Social Opacity: Comparing Maya and National Mexican People in Chiapas, Mexico with a US Sample

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dc.contributor.advisorMaynard, Ashley E.
dc.contributor.authorBowen, Kristy Elizabeth Jo
dc.contributor.departmentPsychology
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-23T23:57:08Z
dc.date.available2023-02-23T23:57:08Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to compare the social opacity doctrines of Maya and National Mexican people living in Chiapas, Mexico with people living in the U.S. Social opacity refers to the degree to which persons believe that others’ thoughts, feelings and inner states can or should be known to persons other than themselves. Social opacity was assessed through a scenario-based questionnaire. The scenarios assessed participants’ endorsement of opacity doctrines relating to the inner qualities of people, intentions and positive politeness. Maya participants were found to be less likely to endorse scenarios concerning attribution of intention to a target actor than participants in the U.S and non-indigenous Mexican participants. Overall, all cultural groups responded more similarly than not to scenarios centering on the themes of inner qualities and positive politeness.
dc.description.degreeM.A.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10125/104652
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa
dc.subjectSocial perception
dc.subjectMexicans--Psychology
dc.subjectMayas--Psychology
dc.subjectSocial opacity
dc.subjectPhilosophy of mind
dc.titleSocial Opacity: Comparing Maya and National Mexican People in Chiapas, Mexico with a US Sample
dc.typeThesis
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dcterms.spatialMexico--Chiapas
dcterms.spatialUnited States
local.identifier.alturihttp://dissertations.umi.com/hawii:11537

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