Emotional reactions, coping and long-term consequences of perceived discrimination among the mapuche people of Chile

dc.contributor.authorMellor, David
dc.contributor.authorMerino Dickinson, María Eugenia
dc.contributor.authorSaiz, José L.
dc.contributor.authorQuilaqueo Rapimán, Daniel
dc.date2009
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-09T20:00:03Z
dc.date.available2012-02-09T20:00:03Z
dc.date.issued2012-02-09
dc.description.abstractAlthough a substantial body of research has now documented the negative mental and physical health impacts of discrimination on various minority/non-dominant groups, little has been reported on the impacts of such discrimination on indigenous populations. In this study, we investigated the self-reported emotional reactions, coping responses and long-term impacts of discriminatory experiences among 50 Mapuche adults in Chile. The limited literature suggests that a substantial proportion of the Chilean majority society is prejudiced and discriminatory towards the indigenous Mapuche population, and that the Mapuche experience discrimination. Interviews with participants indicated that discrimination was psychologically wounding, and aroused anger, undifferentiated bad feelings, shame and a sense of powerlessness. Participants responded with self-protective, self-controlled or confronting actions. Although negative long-term effects were reported, ethnic re-affirmation and strengthening of bonds within the Mapuche community were positive outcomes that seem to provide resilience for the participants. This does not discount however, the need for more research assessing the impacts of discrimination in Chile nor the need for anti-discrimination measures to be implemented. © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.es
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dc.identifier.citationJournal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, Vol. 19, N°6, 473-491, 2009es
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/casp.996es
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/636
dc.language.isoenes
dc.sourceJournal of Community and Applied Social Psychologyes
dc.subjectDiscriminaciónes
dc.subjectMapuchees
dc.subjectChilees
dc.subjectPsicología sociales
dc.titleEmotional reactions, coping and long-term consequences of perceived discrimination among the mapuche people of Chilees
dc.typeArtículo de Revistaes
uct.carreraLicenciatura en Antropologíaes
uct.carreraSociologíaes
uct.catalogadoragaes
uct.comunidadCiencias Socialeses
uct.facultadFacultad de Ciencias Socialeses
uct.indizacionISIes
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