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SOCIALIZATION IN TRADITIONAL SOCIETY: A CHALLENGE TO PSYCHOLOGY
Author(s) -
Kâğitçibaşi Çiğdem
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/00207598408247522
Subject(s) - psychology , humanity , socialization , autonomy , relevance (law) , international psychology , value (mathematics) , context (archaeology) , cultural psychology , social psychology , asian psychology , theoretical psychology , cognitive psychology , paleontology , machine learning , political science , computer science , law , biology , philosophy , theology
This paper discusses problems of Third‐World psychology and its potential relevance for development. Child socialization in the traditional society is discussed as an example of a problem area where psychology could have an impact in the Third World. Specifically, the concept of autonomy is analyzed within the context of socialization as an illustration of the difficulty faced in the unquestioned application of Western psychology in non‐Western society. Some of the findings of the cross‐cultural Value of Children Study are examined as a case in point. On the basis of the above discussions, a challenge to psychology is put forward both for its own sake as a science of human behavior and also for the sake of humanity.