Cigdem Kagitcibasi (1940–2017)

Abstract

Presents an obituary for Cigdem Kagitcibasi. Kagitcibasi is considered one of the founders of cross-cultural psychology. Her theoretical and applied research focused on human development in socio-cultural context, leading her to question the applicability of mainstream psychology to the majority (non-Western) world. Her emphasis on culture, social change, and the family as important aspects of the context of human development gave birth to Family Change Theory and the Theory of Autonomous-Related Self. Kagitcibasi was the first female president of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, the vice president of the International Union of Psychological Science and the International Social Science Council.