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This page intentionally left blank Families Across Cultures Contemporary trends such as the increasing number of one-parent families,highdivorcerates,secondmarriagesandhomosexualpartner- shipshaveallcontributedtovariationsinthetraditionalfamilystructure. Buttowhatdegreehasthefunctionofthefamilychangedandhowhave these changes affected family roles in cultures throughout the world? Thisbookattemptstoanswerthesequestionsthroughapsychological studyoffamiliesinthirtynations,carefullyselectedtopresentadiverse cultural mix. The study utilizes both cross-cultural and indigenous perspectivestoanalyzevariablesincludingfamilynetworks,familyroles, emotional bonds, personality traits, self-construal, and “family por- traits”inwhichtheauthorsaddresscommoncorethemesofthefamily astheyapplytotheirnativecountries.Fromtheintroductoryhistoryof the study of the family to the concluding indigenous psychological analysis of the family, this book is a unique source for students and researchersinpsychology,sociology,andanthropology. JAMES GEORGAS isProfessorEmeritusof PsychologyattheUniver- sityofAthens,Greece. JOHN W. BERRY is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Queen’s University,Ontario,Canada. FONS J.R. VAN DE VIJVER is Professor of Cross-Cultural PsychologyatTilburgUniversity,theNetherlands,andExtraordinary ProfessoratNorth-WestUniversity,SouthAfrica. C¸ IG˘ DEM KAG˘ ITC¸IBAS¸I is Professor of Psychology at Koc¸ University,Istanbul. YPE H. POORTINGA is Emeritus Professor of Cross-Cultural PsychologyatTilburgUniversity,theNetherlands,andattheCatholic UniversityofLeuven,Belgium. Families Across Cultures A 30-Nation Psychological Study Edited by James Georgas, John W. Berry, Fons J. R. van de Vijver, C¸ig˘dem Kag˘ıtc¸ıbas¸ı, and Ype H. Poortinga cambridge university press Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo Cambridge University Press TheEdinburghBuilding,Cambridgecb22ru,UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521822978 © Cambridge University Press 2006 Thispublicationisincopyright.Subjecttostatutoryexceptionandtotheprovisionof relevantcollectivelicensingagreements,noreproductionofanypartmaytakeplace withoutthewrittenpermissionofCambridgeUniversityPress. Firstpublishedinprintformat 2006 isbn-13 978-0-511-24210-6 eBook (NetLibrary) isbn-10 0-511-24210-7 eBook (NetLibrary) isbn-13 978-0-521-82297-8 hardback isbn-10 0-521-82297-1 hardback isbn-13 978-0-521-52987-7 paperback isbn-10 0-521-52987-5 paperback CambridgeUniversityPresshasnoresponsibilityforthepersistenceoraccuracyofurls forexternalorthird-partyinternetwebsitesreferredtointhispublication,anddoesnot guaranteethatanycontentonsuchwebsitesis,orwillremain,accurateorappropriate. This book is dedicated to StZnoikoge(cid:1)neiamou,tZnkater(cid:1)inakaitonAle(cid:1)xandroka(cid:1)i,ep(cid:1)isZB,se o´louB touB deka(cid:1)deB suggene(cid:1)iB J.G. All my family, Joan, Heather, Susan, Michael, David, Chris, Janice, Emma, Alex, Nolan, Owen, Graeme, and Charlotte for their strong belief in the importance offamily.J.W. B. Aan onze ouders van wie wij de betekenis van gezin en familie hebben geleerd. F.J. R.v.d. V.and Y.H.P. Bu¨tu¨naileme:Og˘uz,Elif,Emrah,Ebru,Ece,Rana,Murat,Kitty,Defne onlarin es¸leriyle c¸ocuklarina.C¸.K. Contents List of figure s page xi List of table s xiii List of contrib utors xv Acknowl edgments xix Prolo gue xxi Part I 1 1 Familiesandfamilychange JAMES GEORGAS 3 2 Cross-culturaltheoryand methodology JOHN W. BERRY AND YPE H. POORTINGA 51 3 Theoretical perspectives on familychange C¸IG˘DEM KAG˘ITC¸IBAS¸I 72 4 Familyportraitsfrom 30 countries: an overview YPE H. POORTINGA AND JAMES GEORGAS 90 5 Hypotheses JOHN W. BERRY, C¸IG˘DEM KAG˘ITC¸IBAS¸I, JAMES GEORGAS, YPE H. POORTINGA, AND FONS J. R. VAN DE VIJVER 100 6 Methodology of the study JAMES GEORGAS, FONS J. R. VAN DE VIJVER, JOHN W. BERRY, YPE H. POORTINGA, AND C¸IG˘DEM KAG˘ITC¸IBAS¸I 111 7 Results: cross-cultural analysesof the family FONS J. R. VAN DE VIJVER, KOSTAS MYLONAS, VASSILIS PAVLOPOULOS, AND JAMES GEORGAS 126 vii viii Contents 8 Synthesis:how similarandhow different are families across cultures? JAMES GEORGAS, JOHN W. BERRY, AND C¸IG˘DEM KAG˘ITC¸IBAS¸I 186 Pa rt II 241 9 The Algerianfamily: changeand solidarity MUSTAFA M. ACHOUI 243 10 Botswana ADEBOWALE AKANDE, BOLANLE ADETOUN, AND JOHNSTO OSAGIE 251 11 The Brazilianjeitinho:Brazil’ssub-cultures, its diversity of socialcontexts,andits family structures CLA´UDIO V. TORRES AND MARIA AUXILIADORA DESSEN 259 12 Britain ROBIN GOODWIN, SOPHIA CHRISTAKOPOULOU, AND VICKY PANAGIOTIDOU 267 13 Bulgaria:socialism andopen-market economy ELENA KRASTEVA AND VELISLAVA MARINOVA-SCHMIDT 275 14 Canada KYUNGHWA KWAK AND JOHN W. BERRY 284 15 Chile: new bottle, old wine FRANCISCO DONOSO-MALUF 293 16 Cyprus NEOPHYTOS CHARALAMBOUS 303 17 Portrait offamily in France GE´RARD PITHON AND OLIVIER PRE´VOˆT 311 18 Georgia NANA SUMBADZE 319 19 Germany: continuityandchange HEIDI KELLER 327 20 Ghana BENJAMIN AMPONSAH, CHARITY AKOTIA, AND AKINSOLA OLOWU 336

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This page intentionally left blank Families Across Cultures Contemporary trends such as the increasing number of one-parent families,highdivorcerates,secondmarriagesandhomosexualpartner- shipshaveallcontributedtovariationsinthetraditionalfamilystructure. Buttowhatdegreehasthefunctionofthefamilychangedandhowhave these changes affected family roles in cultures throughout the world? Thisbookattemptstoanswerthesequestionsthroughapsychological studyoffamiliesinthirtynations,carefullyselectedtopresentadiverse cultural mix. The study utilizes both cross-cultural and indigenous perspectivestoanalyzevariablesincludingfamilynetworks,familyroles, emotional bonds, personality traits, self-construal, and “family por- traits”inwhichtheauthorsaddresscommoncorethemesofthefamily astheyapplytotheirnativecountries.Fromtheintroductoryhistoryof the study of the family to the concluding indigenous psychological analysis of the family, this book is a unique source for students and researchersinpsychology,sociology,andanthropology. JAMES GEORGAS isProfessorEmeritusof PsychologyattheUniver- sityofAthens,Greece. JOHN W. BERRY is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Queen’s University,Ontario,Canada. FONS J.R. VAN DE VIJVER is Professor of Cross-Cultural PsychologyatTilburgUniversity,theNetherlands,andExtraordinary ProfessoratNorth-WestUniversity,SouthAfrica. C¸ IG˘ DEM KAG˘ ITC¸IBAS¸I is Professor of Psychology at Koc¸ University,Istanbul. YPE H. POORTINGA is Emeritus Professor of Cross-Cultural PsychologyatTilburgUniversity,theNetherlands,andattheCatholic UniversityofLeuven,Belgium. Families Across Cultures A 30-Nation Psychological Study Edited by James Georgas, John W. Berry, Fons J. R. van de Vijver, C¸ig˘dem Kag˘ıtc¸ıbas¸ı, and Ype H. Poortinga cambridge university press Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo Cambridge University Press TheEdinburghBuilding,Cambridgecb22ru,UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521822978 © Cambridge University Press 2006 Thispublicationisincopyright.Subjecttostatutoryexceptionandtotheprovisionof relevantcollectivelicensingagreements,noreproductionofanypartmaytakeplace withoutthewrittenpermissionofCambridgeUniversityPress. Firstpublishedinprintformat 2006 isbn-13 978-0-511-24210-6 eBook (NetLibrary) isbn-10 0-511-24210-7 eBook (NetLibrary) isbn-13 978-0-521-82297-8 hardback isbn-10 0-521-82297-1 hardback isbn-13 978-0-521-52987-7 paperback isbn-10 0-521-52987-5 paperback CambridgeUniversityPresshasnoresponsibilityforthepersistenceoraccuracyofurls forexternalorthird-partyinternetwebsitesreferredtointhispublication,anddoesnot guaranteethatanycontentonsuchwebsitesis,orwillremain,accurateorappropriate. This book is dedicated to StZnoikoge(cid:1)neiamou,tZnkater(cid:1)inakaitonAle(cid:1)xandroka(cid:1)i,ep(cid:1)isZB,se o´louB touB deka(cid:1)deB suggene(cid:1)iB J.G. All my family, Joan, Heather, Susan, Michael, David, Chris, Janice, Emma, Alex, Nolan, Owen, Graeme, and Charlotte for their strong belief in the importance offamily.J.W. B. Aan onze ouders van wie wij de betekenis van gezin en familie hebben geleerd. F.J. R.v.d. V.and Y.H.P. Bu¨tu¨naileme:Og˘uz,Elif,Emrah,Ebru,Ece,Rana,Murat,Kitty,Defne onlarin es¸leriyle c¸ocuklarina.C¸.K. Contents List of figure s page xi List of table s xiii List of contrib utors xv Acknowl edgments xix Prolo gue xxi Part I 1 1 Familiesandfamilychange JAMES GEORGAS 3 2 Cross-culturaltheoryand methodology JOHN W. BERRY AND YPE H. POORTINGA 51 3 Theoretical perspectives on familychange C¸IG˘DEM KAG˘ITC¸IBAS¸I 72 4 Familyportraitsfrom 30 countries: an overview YPE H. POORTINGA AND JAMES GEORGAS 90 5 Hypotheses JOHN W. BERRY, C¸IG˘DEM KAG˘ITC¸IBAS¸I, JAMES GEORGAS, YPE H. POORTINGA, AND FONS J. R. VAN DE VIJVER 100 6 Methodology of the study JAMES GEORGAS, FONS J. R. VAN DE VIJVER, JOHN W. BERRY, YPE H. POORTINGA, AND C¸IG˘DEM KAG˘ITC¸IBAS¸I 111 7 Results: cross-cultural analysesof the family FONS J. R. VAN DE VIJVER, KOSTAS MYLONAS, VASSILIS PAVLOPOULOS, AND JAMES GEORGAS 126 vii viii Contents 8 Synthesis:how similarandhow different are families across cultures? JAMES GEORGAS, JOHN W. BERRY, AND C¸IG˘DEM KAG˘ITC¸IBAS¸I 186 Pa rt II 241 9 The Algerianfamily: changeand solidarity MUSTAFA M. ACHOUI 243 10 Botswana ADEBOWALE AKANDE, BOLANLE ADETOUN, AND JOHNSTO OSAGIE 251 11 The Brazilianjeitinho:Brazil’ssub-cultures, its diversity of socialcontexts,andits family structures CLA´UDIO V. TORRES AND MARIA AUXILIADORA DESSEN 259 12 Britain ROBIN GOODWIN, SOPHIA CHRISTAKOPOULOU, AND VICKY PANAGIOTIDOU 267 13 Bulgaria:socialism andopen-market economy ELENA KRASTEVA AND VELISLAVA MARINOVA-SCHMIDT 275 14 Canada KYUNGHWA KWAK AND JOHN W. BERRY 284 15 Chile: new bottle, old wine FRANCISCO DONOSO-MALUF 293 16 Cyprus NEOPHYTOS CHARALAMBOUS 303 17 Portrait offamily in France GE´RARD PITHON AND OLIVIER PRE´VOˆT 311 18 Georgia NANA SUMBADZE 319 19 Germany: continuityandchange HEIDI KELLER 327 20 Ghana BENJAMIN AMPONSAH, CHARITY AKOTIA, AND AKINSOLA OLOWU 336

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