Families Across Cultures: A 30-Nation Psychological Study

by Edited by James Georgas , John W. Berry , Fons J. R. van de Vijver , Çigdem Kagitçibasi , Ype H. Poortinga

• ISBN13: 9780521529877
• ISBN10: 0521529875
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-28
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Contemporary trends such as increased one-parent families, high divorce rates, second marriages and homosexual partnerships have all contributed to variations in the traditional family structure. But to what degree has the function of the family changed and how have these changes affected family roles in cultures throughout the world? This book attempts to answer these questions through a psychological study of families in thirty nations, carefully selected to present a diverse cultural mix. The study utilises both cross-cultural and indigenous perspectives to analyse variables including family networks, family roles, emotional bonds, personality traits, self-construal, and 'family portraits' in which the authors address common core themes of the family as they apply to their native countries. From the introductory history of the study of the family to the concluding indigenous psychological analysis of the family, this book is a unique source for students and researchers in psychology, sociology and anthropology.

Table of Contents

Part I: 1. Families and family change James Georgas

2. Cross-cultural theory and methodology John W. Berry and Ype H. Poortinga

3. Theoretical perspectives on family change Ç

igdem Kagitç

ibasi

4. Family portraits from 30 countries: an overview Ype H. Poortinga and James Georgas

5. Hypotheses John W. Berry, Ç

igdem Kagitç

ibasi, James Georgas, Ype H. Poortinga and Fons J. R. van de Vijver

6. Methodology of the study James Georgas, Fons J. R. van de Vijver, John W. Berry, Ç

igdem Kagitç

ibasi and Ype H. Poortinga

7. Results: cross-cultural analyses of family Fons J. R. van de Vijver, Kostas Mylonas, Vassilis Pavlopoulos and James Georgas

8. Synthesis: how similar and different are families across cultures? James Georgas, John W. Berry, Ç

igdem Kagitç

ibasi, Ype H. Poortinga and Fons J. R. van de Vijver

Part II. The Family Portraits: Ethnographic Descriptions of 30 Nations: Algeria Mustafa M. Achoui

Botswana Adebowale Akande, Bolanle Adetoun and Johnston Osagie

Brazil Claudio V. Torres and Maria Auxiliadora Dessen

Bulgaria Velislava Marinova-Schmidt and Elena Krasteva

Canada Kyunghwa Kwak and John W. Berry

Chile Francisco Donoso-Maluf

China Peter W. H. Lee and Sunita Stewart

Cyprus Neophytos Charalambous

France Gé

rard Pithon and Olivier Pré

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Georgia Nana Sumbadze

Germany Heidi Keller

Ghana Benjamin Amponsah, Charity Akotia and Akinsola Olowu

Greece Kostas Mylonas, Katerini Gari, Artemis Giotsa, Vassilis Pavlopoulos and Penny Panagiotopoulou

India Janak Pandey

Indonesia Bernadette N. Setiadi

Iran Shahrenaz Mortazavi

Japan Yukiko Muramoto

Mexico Rolando Diaz-Loving

Mongolia Tuya Buyantsogt

Netherlands Peter Cuyvers

Nigeria Yuwanna Jenny Mivanyi

Pakistan Riffat Moazam Zaman, Taymiya Riffat Zaman and Sunita Stewart

Saudi Arabia Mustafa M. Achoui

Spain Hector Grad

South Africa Adebowale Akande, Bolanle Adetoun and Maggie Tserere

South Korea Uichol Kim and Young-Shin Park

Turkey Bilge Ataca

Ukraine Irina Zhuravliova-Gionis

United Kingdom Robin Goodwin, Sophia Christakopoulou and Vicky Panagiotidou

United States Lia Softas-Nall and Denis G. Sukhodolsky.