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.degreeM.A.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10125/104652
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectculture
dc.subjectMaya
dc.subjectsocial opacity
dc.subjecttheory of mind
dc.subjectTzotzil
dc.titleSocial Opacity: Comparing Maya and National Mexican People in Chiapas, Mexico with a US Sample
dc.typeThesis
dcterms.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.
dcterms.extent48 pages
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherUniversity of Hawai'i at Manoa
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