BOOK REVIEW: Daniel David, Psihologia poporului român. Profilul psihologic al românilor într-o monografie cognitiv-experimentală. Iaşi: Editura Polirom, 2015, 400 PP. ISBN: 978-973-46-5478-9
BOOK REVIEW: Daniel David, Psihologia poporului român. Profilul psihologic al românilor într-o monografie cognitiv-experimentală. Iaşi: Editura Polirom, 2015, 400 PP. ISBN: 978-973-46-5478-9

Summary/Abstract: In 2015, Daniel David published a book whose main theme regarded the psychological profile of the Romanian people and its behaviors and attitudes in different aspects of the social life. The book’s publication led to a series of discussions and controversies. From the beginning, this book received both positive and negative commentaries and reviews, probably due to a remaining conservative perspective of the society concerning this scientific area. It is not a simple task to investigate the psychological resorts of the Romanians’ behaviors regarding the political and social life, the personal life or the very wide range of emotions and reactions in ordinary situations. As we already know, the human being is very complex when we consider its social feature and the researchers do not have a singular point of view on this subject. After centuries of existence, the Romanians survived and created an original culture in the South-European space, marked by their Latin origins, seen especially in their language. The XXth century brought a series of radical changes to the social and political structures of this people and the consequences are now visible not only at the level of the elites, but also in the everyday behavior of the masses. Today, the Romanians appear as a conservative people, looking suspiciously at the European and global changes and transformations. But what are the causes behind this behavior? What are the features that highlight the Romanians in Europe and, more importantly, what is their capacity to preserve their identity and survive against challenging odds? In the next rows, we will try to answer these questions by analyzing Daniel David’s book.

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