Chapter 3.5 The Political Self PDF

THE POLITICAL SELF Guide Questions  Why is it easy for some people to convince others to follow them?  Why is it easy for some people to get convinced?  Would a person’s trait and values impact his political self? TWO TYPES OF MOTIVES OF SOCIAL INFLU...

THE POLITICAL SELF Guide Questions  Why is it easy for some people to convince others to follow them?  Why is it easy for some people to get convinced?  Would a person’s trait and values impact his political self? TWO TYPES OF MOTIVES OF SOCIAL INFLUENCE  NORMATIVE INFLUENCE  based on conforming to positive expectations of others  helps avoid punishment  INFORMATIONAL INFLUENCE  based on accepting the information obtained from others as evidence of reality LEADERSHIP  process by which certain group members motivate and guide the group  You can be a leader on your own ways.  Some of desirable characteristics:  assertive  asking for opinions of others  giving instructions  THEORIES OF LEADERSHI P 1 PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS David McClelland – believed that we have three psychological needs a.need for power (nPow) b.need for affiliation (nAff) c.need for achievement (nAch)  A leader is someone with high Npow and very low nAff 2 THREE LEADERSHIP MOTIVATION PATTERNS  WHY DO YOU LEAD?  Chan and Drasgow (2001) 1. Affective identity motivation  Motivation to lead as a result of a desire to be in charge and lead others.  Perceived as the best leaders 2. Noncalculative motivation  Those who seek leadership positions because they will result in personal gain. 3. Social-normative motivation  The desire to lead out of a sense of duty or responsibility. 3 PATH GOAL THEORY  LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT A LEADER HAS WITH SUBORDINATES 1. Instrumental  Leaders who plan and organizes for their subordinates. 2. Supportive  Leaders who show concern to their subordinates. 3. Participative  Leaders who allow subordinates to participate in decision-making 4. Achievement-oriented  Leaders who sets challenges and rewards achievement.  RETHINKING FILIPINO VALUES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO FILIPINO VALUES Ask your self…  Do you know why Filipinos do not like to sit in front or near the stage during events?  Do you know the difference between afritada, mechado, menudo and caldereta? FILIPINO VALUES What do you think about the following?  NOT REALLY A FILIPINO VALUE/CHARACTERISTICS  Filipino time  Crab mentality – tendency to pull someone down  Colonial mentality – believing that anything which came from other countries are better than what we have in our culture. FILIPINO VALUES FILIPINO TERMS  Hiya – not the same with shame or guilt; it is a sense of propriety  Bahala na – not fatalism but it is risk-taking and determination  Utang na loob – is not a debt or a burden; it is gratitude and solidarity  REDEFINING FILIPINO VALUES KAPWA  Filipino core value  Pakikipagkapwa or Kapwa is defined as shared inner self (“I see my self in you”) a. Ibang-tao – people you are not close with b. Hindi-ibang tao – one of us; family members and closest friends