Pagbabagong-dangal: Indigenous Psychology and Cultural Empowerment

Foreword
Table of Contents
Introduction
Indigenous Psychology and Culture
Phases of Cultural Domination
Denial and Withdrawal
Suppressing the Indigenous Language
Primitive Games and Modern Sports
A Matter of Taste
Denying Indigenous Law
Denying Indigenous Religion
Destruction and Desecration
Burning Indigenous Manuscripts
Desecrating Burial Grounds
Denigration and Marginalization
Denigrating the Filipino Soul
Hiding and Denigrating Filipino Identity and Values
Marginalizing Filipino Literature
Denigrating Filipino Theater and Film
Denigrating Traditional Philippine Medicine
Denigrating Filipino Accent and Looks
Redefinition and Token Utilization
Reclaiming Indigenous Music and Arts
Redefining Rituals and Ceremonies
Surface Utilization of Indigenous Psychological Tests
Surface Appreciation of Indigenous Beliefs
Transformation and Mainstreaming
Adopting Alternative Explanatory Systems
Colonial Construction of Indigenous Concept
Commercialization and Commodification
Commercializing the Genetic Diversity of Indigenous Plants
Appropriating Herbal Knowledge
Reducing the Indigenous Therapist to an Unwanted Ally
Patenting Indigenous Genetic Patterns
Decolonization, Counterdomination and Empowerment
Indigenous Theorizing and Empowerment
Perspectival and interpretive models
Levels of Validity and Scientific Standards
Indigenous Social Interaction Theory
Reclaiming Filipino Concepts and Models of Personality
Counterdomination through Indigenous Methods
Questioning the primacy of data gathering
Utilizing Indigenous Research Methods
Facilitation Research
Mutual Orientation and Personal Encounter Research
Indigenous Resistance to Oppression
Restoring the Power of Indigenous Peoples
Language Planning and Cultural Survival
On Homogenization and Decentering
Resisting Class Oppression
The Great Cultural Divide
Psychology and Class
Resisting Gender Oppression
Indigenous Gender Principles
Importing Western Gender and Sexuality Discourse
Resisting Oppression of Women
What’s Beautiful in a Beauty Contest?
Resisting Academic Dependency
Putting Filipino Books on the Shelves
Deconstructing Western Concepts and Models
Creating Space and Reclaiming Local Knowledge
Afterword
Pagbabagong-Dangal: Exposing Oppression and Reclaiming Indigenous Dignity
References