Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
4PSY 453Cross-Cultural Psychology3+0+03526.07.2026

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Psychology (English)
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course This course studies psychological processes and behavior from a cultural and cross-cultural perspective, focusing on both theory and applications. It is a survey course that spans wide ground, covering several areas of psychological functioning and examining these within the cultural context.
Course Content The course consists of both basic areas of cultural/cross-cultural psychology and topical Issues. It includes a selected sample of behavioral and psychological phenomena as they interact with culture. It also focuses on human development, the self, and the family, as well as on applied areas in organizational behavior, mental health and education. Thus, multi-disciplinary areas of study are examined within socio-cultural context.
Comparisons are made between Western, mainly American, patterns and those more common in societies in the non-Western World. The research in the latter are conducted mostly in the pre-technological societies and more recently in the Pacific Rim countries and other non-Western societies. Theoretical perspectives on human phenomena are analyzed in the context of global social change and development, such seen in Turkey.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Ekin Kösegil
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Kagitcibasi, C. (2017). Family, self, and human development across cultures: Theory and applications. Routledge.
Berry, J. W., Berry, J. W., Poortinga, Y. H., Segall, M. H., & Dasen, P. R. (2002). Cross-cultural psychology: Research and applications. Cambridge University Press.
Segall, M. H., Dasen, P. R., Berry, J. W., & Poortinga, Y. H. (2000). Human behavior in global perspective: An introduction to cross-cultural psychology. Adolescence, 35(139), 603.
Dweck, C. S., & Molden, D. C. (2000). Self theories. London.
Matsumoto, D., & Juang, L. (2016). Culture and psychology. Cengage Learning.
Course Notes Kagitcibasi, C. (2017). Family, self, and human development across cultures: Theory and applications. Routledge.

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Attendance 14 % 10
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
16
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 12 3 36
Mid-terms 1 25 25
Final examination 1 40 40
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4,76666666666667 143

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Students will develop a more thorough and sophisticated understanding of human behavior in cultural context.
2 Students will be aware of culture as a powerful influence on human behavior.
3 Students will be able to discuss which behaviors are universal and which are culturally influenced.
4 Students will develop a critical perspective on Western and American orientation of general psychology education.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Course Overview and Syllabus Kagitcibasi, C. (2017). Family, self, and human development across cultures: Theory and applications. Routledge.
2 What is Cross-Cultural Psychology? Kagitcibasi, C. (2017). Family, self, and human development across cultures: Theory and applications. Routledge.
3 Perception and Cognition Berry, J. W., Berry, J. W., Poortinga, Y. H., Segall, M. H., & Dasen, P. R. (2002). Cross-cultural psychology: Research and applications. Cambridge University Press.
4 Human Competence / Intelligence Segall, M. H., Dasen, P. R., Berry, J. W., & Poortinga, Y. H. (2000). Human behavior in global perspective: An introduction to cross-cultural psychology. Adolescence, 35(139), 603.
5 Human Development Kagitcibasi, C. (2017). Family, self, and human development across cultures: Theory and applications. Routledge.
6 Views of Intelligence Dweck, C. S., & Molden, D. C. (2000). Self theories. London.
7 The Self in Socio-Cultural Context Kagitcibasi, C. (2017). Family, self, and human development across cultures: Theory and applications. Routledge.
8 Midterm Kagitcibasi, C. (2017). Family, self, and human development across cultures: Theory and applications. Routledge.
9 The Family in Socio-Cultural Context Kagitcibasi, C. (2017). Family, self, and human development across cultures: Theory and applications. Routledge.
10 Autonomous-Related Self Kagitcibasi, C. (2017). Family, self, and human development across cultures: Theory and applications. Routledge.
11 Organizational Behavior Matsumoto, D., & Juang, L. (2016). Culture and psychology. Cengage Learning.
12 Mental Health Berry, J. W., Berry, J. W., Poortinga, Y. H., Segall, M. H., & Dasen, P. R. (2002). Cross-cultural psychology: Research and applications. Cambridge University Press.
13 Migration and Acculturation Kagitcibasi, C. (2017). Family, self, and human development across cultures: Theory and applications. Routledge.
14 Education Kagitcibasi, C. (2017). Family, self, and human development across cultures: Theory and applications. Routledge.
15 Conclusions: Intervention and Policy Kagitcibasi, C. (2017). Family, self, and human development across cultures: Theory and applications. Routledge.
16 Final examination Kagitcibasi, C. (2017). Family, self, and human development across cultures: Theory and applications. Routledge.

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
All 4 4 5 3 4 3 3 3 5 4 4 3
C1 5 4 5 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3
C2 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 4 4 3
C3 4 4 5 3 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 3
C4 5 3 5 3 3 4 3 4 4 5 4 3

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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