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    Acculturation and family relations
    (Türk Psikologlar Derneği, 2014) Department of Psychology; Kağıtçıbaşı, Çiğdem; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/A
    This article is an overview of some of the main issues seen in the context of immigration. As an epilogue, it relates to the other articles in this Special Issue, as well. In particular, the European scene is examined on the basis of research conducted over the last decades. There is also an emphasis on family relations and acculturation as well as their interface. Immigration and acculturation over half a century are introduced through a historical perspective noting that multiphasic and multidisciplinary approaches are needed to understand the myriad factors involved. In particular, cultural and developmental viewpoints are promising. Acculturation research has focused on the acculturating migrant, without due attention to the context of acculturation. In particular, prejudice and discrimination are the greatest challenges. This approach leaves something to be desired, since immigration is a very complex human phenomenon involving issues ranging from micro to macro levels of analysis. While the former concerns individual factors, including the family, the latter includes historic, sociological, economic, and legal aspects and applications. Focusing on the acculturating (or non-acculturating) individual or family without a contextual approach can lead to dispositional attributions, even ‘blaming the victim’, that is, social psychological processes not conducive to understanding and promoting the well-being of the immigrant or the host society. In this context, there is a further need for research to address policies and to suggest solutions for improvement. In particular, concerted efforts that prove to be beneficial for the family, women and children are badly needed. Turkish psychologists and social scientists would do well to attend to these very important topics of study. / Bu makale göç olgusunun çeşitli yönlerine eğilen genel bir çalışmadır ve bu özel sayı için bir sonsöz niteliği taşımaktadır. Özellikle son birkaç on yıldaki araştırmalardan yola çıkarak, bu özel sayıdaki makaleler de dahil olmak üzere, Avrupa’daki durumu ele almaktadır. Aynı zamanda kültürleşme ve aile konularını ve bunların etkileşimini inceler. Yarım yüzyıllık bir göç olgusu tarihsel bir perspektifle ele alınıyor. Bu çok faktörlü karmaşık olayı iyi anlayabilmek için çok katmanlı ve çok disiplinli bir yaklaşımın gerekli olduğu da not ediliyor. Özellikle kültürel ve gelişimsel yaklaşımların yararlı olacağı öne sürülüyor. Kültürleşme çalışmaları genellikle kültürleşme ortamını yeterince incelemeden kültürleşen göçmene vurgu yapıyor. Oysa ki baskın toplumdaki önyargı ve ayrımcılık önemli sorunlardır. Bu yaklaşım yetersiz kalıyor çünkü karmaşık göç süreci, mikro yaklaşımlardan, makro yaklaşımları gerekli kılan karmaşık bir olgudur. Mikro düzeyde insan ve aileye yönelik araştırmalar söz konusuyken, makro düzeyde sosyolojik, ekonomik, hukuksal hususların ve uygulamaların incelenmesi önemlidir. Bağlamı dikkate almadan, kültürleşen (ya da kültürleşmeyen) birey ya da aileye vurgu yapmak, içsel atıflara, hatta “mazlumu suçlamaya” kadar gidebilir. Bunlar ise, olayı anlamaya ve gerek göçmenin, gerek baskın toplumun yararına olmayan sosyal psikolojik yaklaşımlardır. Bu noktada araştırmaların göçmen politikalarına yönelik ve çözüm önerici olması çok yararlıdır. Özellikle, göçmen kadın, aile ve çocukların esenliğine katkıda bulunabilecek çabalara ihtiyaç vardır. Türk psikologlar ve sosyal bilimcilerin bu çok önemli araştırma konularına daha fazla eğilmesi çok yararlı olacaktır.
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    The family in question: immigrant and ethnic minorities in multicultural Europe
    (Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2011) N/A; Department of Psychology; Kağıtçıbaşı, Çiğdem; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/A
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    Context shapes human development: studies from Turkey
    (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2018) N/A; Department of Psychology; Department of Psychology; Kağıtçıbaşı, Çiğdem; Cemalcılar, Zeynep; Faculty Member; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/A; 40374
    This chapter aims to provide a comprehensive perspective on human behavior by studying the role of the distal environment on developmental processes. Social class, or more specifically socioeconomic status, is an all-encompassing context that has great significance in engulfing human phenomena. This chapter first reviews extant psychological literature on the deleterious effects of low social class on development and presents three studies as cases in point, demonstrating the significant impact of the context and contextual change on behavior. Kağıtçıbaşı’s theory of family change proposes three models of family: family of interdependence, family of independence, and family of emotional interdependence. Parenting, however, directly reflects family characteristics. Thus family change theory has led to a theory of the autonomous-related self. The chapter also presents research illustrating the impact of the objective environment and in particular the detrimental effects of low socioeconomic status on various developmental, social, and academic outcomes of Turkish samples.
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    Family models of independence/interdependence and their intergenerational similarity in Germany, Turkey, and India
    (Taylor and Francis, 2012) Mayer, Boris; Trommsdorff, Gisela; Mishra, Ramesh C.; Department of Psychology; Kağıtçıbaşı, Çiğdem; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/A
    Family change theory suggests three ideal-typical family models characterized by different combinations of emotional and material interdependencies in the family. Its major proposition is that in economically developing countries with a collectivistic background a family model of emotional interdependence emerges from a family model of complete interdependence. The current study aims to identify and compare patterns of family-related value orientations related to family change theory across three cultures and two generations. Overall, N = 919 dyads of mothers and their adolescent children from Germany, Turkey, and India participated in the study. Three clusters were identified representing the family models of independence, interdependence, and emotional interdependence, respectively. Especially the identification of an emotionally interdependent value pattern using a person-oriented approach is an important step in the empirical validation of family change theory. The preference for the three family models differed across as well as within cultures and generations according to theoretical predictions. Dyadic analyses pointed to substantial intergenerational similarities and also to differences in family models, reflecting both cultural continuity as well as change in family-related value orientations.
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    Generational gains on the Draw-a-Person IQ scores: a three-decade comparison from Turkey
    (Elsevier Science Inc, 2011) N/A; Department of Psychology; N/A; Kağıtçıbaşı, Çiğdem; Gülseren, Duygu Biricik; Faculty Member; Master Student; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/A; N/A
    In 1977 Draw-a-Person test was administered to fifth grade school children in a city and its surrounding rural villages in Turkey. In 2010, more than thirty years later, the test was administered again to a corresponding group of fifth grade children in the same locations. It is rare that we get scores from the ‘same’ population over a period of more than three decades. This paper reports such a comparison over time and draws attention to continuities and changes that provide us with insights into the effects of social change and development on human performance. In line with the commonly reported increases in intelligence test scores over time, gains in the DAP scores were found. At the same time, the variations along the rural–urban and socio-economic development levels obtained in 1970s were maintained in 2010. The comparative results point to greater gains at the lower part of the IQ distribution, in the less developed areas, decreasing the overall variance among the different groups.
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    Introduction to "acculturation theory, research and application: working with and for communities"
    (Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2010) Ward, Colleen; Department of Psychology; Kağıtçıbaşı, Çiğdem; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/A
    The paper counters the claim that current acculturation research has very little practical utility and provides an overview of the special issue on “Acculturation Theory, Research and Application: Working with and for Communities.” The overview indicates that community-based research is widespread and that although it is characterized by a diversity of locations, populations and investigative methods, the studies share common objectives of empowering acculturating individuals and communities, enhancing social integration and psychological well being, and improving interpersonal and intergroup relations.
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    What constitutes resilience?
    (American Psychological Association (APA), 2001) Department of Psychology; Kağıtçıbaşı, Çiğdem; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/A
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    Autonomy, embeddedness and adaptability in immigration contexts
    (Karger, 2003) Department of Psychology; Kağıtçıbaşı, Çiğdem; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/A
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    Family, self, and human development across cultures: theory and applications, second edition
    (Taylor and Francis, 2013) N/A; Department of Psychology; Kağıtçıbaşı, Çiğdem; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/A
    Reflecting author Çigdem Kagitçibasi's influential work over the last two decades, this new edition examines human development, the self, and the family in a cultural context. It challenges the existing assumptions in mainstream western psychology about the nature of individuals.The author proposes a new model — the "Autonomous-Related Self" — which expands on existing theory by demonstrating how culture influences self development. The development of competence is examined from a contextual perspective, with a view towards global urbanization which is creating increasingly similar lifestyles around the world. The implications of this perspective are discussed extensively, particularly early intervention policy implications related to promoting human competence in immigration and acculturation. Rich in both theory and application, each topic is introduced with a historical antecedent and earlier research before current work is discussed.This new edition also features:• a new theoretical perspective that integrates cultural variation with universal human development trajectories in the context of social change, globalization, and immigration;• two new chapters on "Parenting and the Development of the Autonomous Related Self" and "Immigration and Acculturation";• a more student-friendly approach with boxed stories, summary and main point reviews, discussion questions, and an extensive bibliography in each chapter; and• a comprehensive glossary of all the book’s key terms for a quick reference.Intended as a graduate or advanced undergraduate level text for courses addressing cross-cultural psychology taught in a variety of departments including developmental, community, family, and educational psychology, this comprehensive volume will also appeal to researchers interested in issues of human development in a socio-cultural context.
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    Rites of passage to adulthood: Adolescence in the western world
    (Karger, 2002) Department of Psychology; Kağıtçıbaşı, Çiğdem; Faculty Member; Department of Psychology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/A