| Abstract: | Proposes a general working theory of how race- and culture-specific factors interact to produce people with differing world views. Empirical and clinical data are reviewed that indicate 2 psychological concepts—locus of control and locus of reponsibility—may explain how world views are formed and their consequent dynamics. Four world views are identified representing combinations of internal and external locus of control and internal and external locus of responsibility. It is proposed that the internal locus of control and responsibility world view is most characteristic of Western counseling approaches and assumptions. Cultural oppression occurs when this world view is blindly imposed upon the culturally different client. Implications of each world view are discussed with respect to counseling in the US. (34 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
