Race, Culture and MBTI

[Venom]

I actually think the frequency of MBTI is pretty similar across all nations (eg UK and USA study). Minus actual selective pressures, I doubt there would be a statistically significant difference between types frequency (aside from genetic drift).

What I think is actually happening:
the same type appears different in different cultures.

Example:
ESFJ soccer mom --> Fe is pretentious
ESFJ urban male --> Fe is more hard ass and keeping up the male role

Example:
jewish ISTJ --> Te/Si is keeping with the idea that "profession > non-profession"
African American ISTJ --> Te/Si is keeping with whatever traditions are associated (might not necessarily be all about becoming a MD, Lawyer, accountant instead of a non-profession)

*non-profession = e.g. businessman or other job without a safety net of it being a licensed profession.

 

[proteanmix]

That's just the abstract. Has the study been completed yet and do we know the results?

If you'd like to know the findings of the study, you can purchase the article I had access to the whole article at one point, but no longer so I posted the abstract. Otherwise I would copy + paste.

FYI, the purpose of an abstract is to give a summary of the article so what you see in the abstract is the findings of the study.

 

[neptunesnet]

I actually think the frequency of MBTI is pretty similar across all nations (eg UK and USA study). Minus actual selective pressures, I doubt there would be a statistically significant difference between types frequency (aside from genetic drift).

What I think is actually happening:
the same type appears different in different cultures.

Yeah, I agree.

I think the reason we think types are different cross-culturally is because they "look" different, but they are essentially the same.

 

[Stansmith]

African Americans - INTJ, ESTP, ISFP, ENFJ, ESFJ, ISTP, INFJ, ESTJ; some are athletic and lively (STP), some are artsy (ISFP, INFJ), and some are intellectual in a Ni-way (xNxJ).

White American men - ENTP, ESTP, ENFJ, INTP, INTJ, ISTP; Raunchy, nihilistic, social, love booze. Others are really nerdy and geeky.

White American Women - ENFP, ESFJ, INFJ, ESFP, ISFJ, ESTP; sensitive, some can be melodramatic, gossipy or snobby at times.

Asians - INFP, ENFP, ENTP, INTJ, ISTJ, INTP, INFJ; private, sometimes awkward, sometimes traditional.

Hispanics - ISTP, ENFJ, ESFP, ESTP, ESFJ, INFJ; Earthy and personable like Italians.

Brits - ENTJ, INTJ, ISTP, ISTJ; Dry wit.

Canadians - ESFJ, ISFJ, ENFJ; Nice and hospitable.

Jewish people - INTJ, ENTJ, ENTP, INTP, ENFP, ISFJ; funny, quirky, intellegent, business-like.

Italians - ESFP, ESFJ, ESTJ, ESTP; very earthy and personable.

Spaniards - ENTJ, INTJ, ISTJ; private, detached, efficient and military-like.

French people - INTJ, ENTP, INTP, INFJ, INFP, ISFP; Stereotypically intellectual and artistic.

New Englanders - ENTJ, ESTP; raunchy and prideful

Southerners - ESTJ, ISTJ, ESFJ, ISTP; Man of the land, traditional.

 

[Eric B]

Definitely missing ISTJ for African Americans. That's the #1 type.

 

[RaptorWizard]

I think black people tend to be ESTPs more often than any other race (you know, since they are all so cool and gangster)!

I as an epic non-ESTP will annihilate their naughty pacts and revolutionize the ghetto!

 

[Ene]

Among Indigenous Americans I find a lot of intuitivism.