Background
Kagitcibasi, Cigdem was born on January 29, 1940 in Istanbul, Turkey. Daughter of Ihsan M. and Suheyla (Sonumut) Cizakca.
(The culmination of 15 years of research by a Turkish psyc...)
The culmination of 15 years of research by a Turkish psychologist who was educated in the West, this volume examines both the theoretical and practical aspects of cross-cultural psychology. It takes a contextual-developmental-functional approach linking the child, family, and society as they are embedded in culture. A refreshingly different view, the author presents a portrait of human development from "the other side"--from the perspective of the "majority world." In a world seemingly dominated by American psychology, she proposes the cross-cultural orientation as a corrective to the culture-boundedness of much of Euro-American psychology. Analyzing human development in context while avoiding the pitfalls of extreme relativism, this work studies development with an inclusive, holistic, and ecological perspective, focusing on the development of the self and of competence. In so doing, it also attempts to combine cultural contextualism with universalistic standards and psychological processes. It proposes a theory of family change which challenges some commonly held modernization assumptions, and links theory and application while examining the role of psychology in inducing social change.
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Kagitcibasi, Cigdem was born on January 29, 1940 in Istanbul, Turkey. Daughter of Ihsan M. and Suheyla (Sonumut) Cizakca.
Diploma, American College for Girls, Istanbul, 1959; Bachelor, Wellesley College, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1967.
Assistant professor Middle East Technology University, Ankara, Turkey, 1969-1973. From associate professor to professor Bogazici University, Istanbul, 1973-1995. Professor Koc University, since 1995.
Visiting professor Columbia University, New York, 1979. Vice-chair, advisory board International Literacy Institute, Philadelphia, since 1995.
(The culmination of 15 years of research by a Turkish psyc...)
Founder Mother-Child Education Foundation, Istanbul, since 1993. Science advisor Turkish Foundation for Economic and Social Studies, Istanbul, since 1995. Trustee AFS International, New York, 1978-1987.
Fellow Third World Academy of Sciences. Member Association to Support Women Political Candidates (founding member), International Union Psychological Science (vice president, executive board directors since 1988), International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (president 1990-1992), Turkish Psychological Association (president 1992-1994), Turkish Academy of Sciences (founding member), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Oguz F. Kagitcibasi, May 1, 1964. Children: Elif, Emrah.