Mentality - analogues of this word are available in various languages, and in Russian culture it is given special significance. Under the mentality in Russia we mean the individuality of an entire nation, its uniqueness and unique differences from others. Strong mentality can be called pronounced features of the behavior of a certain group of people.
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The word "mentality" was formed from the Latin words mens or mentis, which means the mind, and alis, which means others. Despite the fact that in the classical understanding, the mentality is peculiar to a group of people, this word can be used to define the characteristics of one person, as it literally means differences in the way of thinking about other people.
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For the first time, the word mentality was used in historical sciences, but at present this word is used everywhere also in psychology and sociology. The concept of "mentality" has become widespread among the people, where it is used mainly in the same meaning, to describe national identity. It is believed that the word "mentality" was introduced by the ethnologist Levy-Bruhl. He studied primitive tribes and applied this word to describe the characteristic way of thinking of representatives of certain tribes.
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The concept of mentality tried to define philosophers and writers, sociologists and psychologists. Usually they say that this is something common for a group of people. This concept includes the similarity of thinking, common habits or a common spirit for all people in the group.
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An amazing feature of the Russians is that in Russian culture, mentality is understood exclusively as national features, manifested in the perception of the world by people of a particular people, similar reactions among representatives of one people to certain events. It would never occur to anyone to talk about the mentality of workers or the mentality of football fans.
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In the modern world, the concept of mentality is erased a little, its borders are blurred. Globalization has touched not only the goods and international fast food chains that have appeared around the world, but also the concept of mentality. Some features of behavior are becoming a thing of the past, being replaced by international habits, but nevertheless, the peculiarities of the mentality inherent in certain peoples do not disappear. This becomes clear if you communicate with representatives of some peoples closer.
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The basis for the formation of mentality is several factors, among which cultural, social, historical and economic prevail. When a person is among representatives of a similar environment, the features of his mentality are invisible, but as soon as he gets into another cultural environment, the features immediately begin to manifest themselves brightly.
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Genetic studies have shown that certain traits of the mentality are inherited, but exclusively along the male line. For example, traits such as a specific reaction to certain stimuli can be transmitted from fathers to offspring through sperm. The egg does not undergo such changes, it is not transmitted through the maternal line. Studies were conducted on mice.