Psychology of the Mexican : culture and personality / by R. Díaz-Guerrero.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Díaz-Guerrero, Rogelio.

Series:

Texas Pan American series

The Texas pan American series

Standardized Title:

Estudios de psicología del mexicano. English

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

National characteristics, Mexican.

Ethnic groups.

Ethnic groups--Mexico.

Ethnopsychology--Mexico.

Ethnopsychology.

Ethnicity.

Mexico.

ethnic groups.

Medical Subjects:

Ethnicity.

Ethnopsychology.

Mexico.

Physical Description:

xxi, 171 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, [1975]

Summary:

A collection of essays that discusses Mexican attitudes toward sex roles and the family, motivations of the Mexican worker, and other topics. It compares Mexican and American concepts of respect and analyzes the relation between neurosis and the Mexican family structure.

Contents:

Ethics in an aging society : old answers, new questions

Bioethics and geriatric health care

Ethical dilemmas of Alzheimer's disease

"Rational suicide" on grounds of old age?

The long good-bye : the ethics of nursing home placement

Ethical dilemmas in the nursing home

Acts of intervention

From informed consent to negotiated consent

Should we ration health care on grounds of age?

Generational equity and social insurance

Intergenerational solidarity

Conclusion : ethics, aging, and politics as a vocation.

Notes:

Translation of: Estudios de psicología del mexicano.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-163) and index.

Local Notes:

The Balch Institute Library and Archives.

Other Format:

Online version: Díaz-Guerrero, Rogelio. Estudios de psicología del mexicano. English. Psychology of the Mexican.

ISBN:

0292775121

9780292775121

0292764308

9780292764309

OCLC:

1094898