Synopses & Reviews
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.
About the Author
Çigdem KagitÇibasi (B.A., Wellesley College; Ph.D, University of California, Berkeley) is professor of psychology and former dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey (previously at Bogazici University). She was a visiting scholar at Duke, Columbia, Harvard, and the University of California, Berkeley. She has been twice a fellow of the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study. Dr. KagitÇibasi is an elected founding member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences. She is the vice president of the International Social Science Council, and has served as the president of the Turkish Psychological Association; honorary fellow and president of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology; and vice-president of the International Union of Psychological Science. She holds several honors and awards, among them, the American Psychological Association Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology Award (1993) and the International Association of Applied Psychology Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions (1998). Her publications in Turkish and English include over 175 journal articles/book chapters and 27 co-written or co-edited books. The latter include: Family, Self and Human Development Across Cultures: Theory and Applications (2007), Understanding Social Psychology Across Cultures (2006); Families Across Cultures (2006), Handbook of Cross-Cultural Psychology (1997), Family and Human Development Across Cultures: A View From the Other Side (1996); Individualism and Collectivism (1994). Her citations in international ISI journals number around 1,200.
Professor KagitÇibasi is involved in both theoretical and policy relevant applied research with family, parenting, early childhood, and development of competence in cultural context, and has directed major research projects related to education, children, women, and families. She has served as trustee of Turkish Cultural Foundation; co-founder and executive council member of Turkish Mother-Child Education Foundation; advisor to UNICEF and Consultative Group on Early Childhood Education and Development. Visit Professor KagitÇibasi's homepage at http: //home.ku.edu.tr/~ckagitcibasi.
Table of Contents
Contents: Preface to the Second Edition. Foreword to First Edition. Preface to First Edition. Introduction.
Part I: Human Development, Self, and Family in Cultural Context. Development in Context. Socialization for Competence. Culture, Self, and Individualism-Collectivism. Value of Children and the Family. Parenting and the Development of the Autonomous-Related Self.
Part II: Implications for Social Issues and Applications. Induced Change: The Role of Psychology. Intervention: Early Enrichment. The Turkish Early Enrichment Project (TEEP). Immigration and Acculturation. Search for Integration and Policy Implications.