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Commentary: The Self-Control Ethos as a Mechanism of Social Exclusion in Western Societies

University of Brasília, Brazil, afam2001{at}terra.com.br

Joffe and Staerklé present relevant contributions for improvement of our understanding about the mechanisms of social exclusion in western societies. From the analysis of the self-control ethos in three different domains—mind, body and destiny—the authors develop a fresh view about the relations between cultural values and stereotype content. Here I focus on two domains that are worth further exploration: self-control over the body as a symbol of status; and affective roots of prejudices. Two suggestions are made for future inquiries into how individualism, which feeds into the self-control ethos, has a strategic role in the maintenance of social exclusion mechanisms.

Key Words: affective roots of prejudices • individualism • self-control ethos • self-control over the body • social exclusion • symbolic boundaries

Culture & Psychology, Vol. 13, No. 4, 419-430 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1354067X07082751


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