Keynote address: Is there a distinctive Māori psychology?

Durie, Mason

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Durie, M. (2003). Keynote address: Is there a distinctive Māori psychology? In Nikora, L.W., Levy, M., Masters, B., Waitoki, W., Te Awekotuku, N., & Etheredge, R.J.M. (Eds). (2003). The Proceedings of the National Māori Graduates of Psychology Symposium 2002: Making a difference. Proceedings of a symposium hosted by the Māori & Psychology Research Unit at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, 29-30 November 2002 (pp.19-25). Hamilton, New Zealand: Māori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato.

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Abstract

Many of the theoretical paradigms that underpin the study of psychology pay marginal attention to culture as a determinant of psychology.

While there are some aspects of human experience that are universal, patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving are by no means divorced from specific cultural influence. A challenge for Māori psychologists is to re-examine psychological theory from a Māori perspective. In attempting to identify the psychological distinctiveness underlying a Māori perspective, this paper has introduced marae encounters as a rich source of information within which distinctive psychological characteristics can be identified.

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2003

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Conference Contribution

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Maori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato

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