Pagbabagong-dangal: Indigenous Psychology and Cultural Empowerment

Known as the father of Filipino Psychology "Ama ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino", Dr. Virgilio G. Enriquez Pioneered on the effective use of Indigenous Methods in Philippine Social Science Research. Pambansang Samahan sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino, (National Organization of Filipino Psychology) a field he established in 1975. 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