Mentality - there are analogs to this word in various languages, but in Russian culture a special meaning is attached to it. In Russia, mentality is understood as the individuality of an entire people, its uniqueness and unique differences from others. Strong mentality can be called the pronounced features of the behavior of a certain group of people.
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The word "mentality" comes from the Latin words mens or mentis, which means mind, and alis, which means others. Despite the fact that in the classical sense, the mentality is characteristic of a group of people, this word can be used to define the characteristics of one person, since 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 the historical sciences, but now this word is also used everywhere in psychology and sociology. The concept of "mentality" has also become widespread among the people, where it is used mainly in one sense, to describe national identity. It is believed that the word "mentality" was coined by the ethnologist Levy-Bruhl. He studied primitive tribes and used these words to describe the characteristic way of thinking of representatives of certain tribes.
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Philosophers and writers, sociologists and psychologists tried to define the concept of mentality. It is usually said that this is something in 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 Russians is that in Russian culture, mentality is understood exclusively as national characteristics, manifested in the perception of the world by people of a particular nation, similar reactions among representatives of one nation 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 a little erased, its boundaries blurred. Globalization has affected not only 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 mentality inherent in certain peoples do not disappear anywhere. This becomes clear if you communicate with representatives of some peoples closer.
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The basis for the formation of the mentality is several factors, among which cultural, social, historical and economic factors 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 a different cultural environment, the features immediately begin to manifest themselves vividly.
