Jewish Identity and Society

This research examines the association between identity status and self-monitoring behavior including age and gender differences in these variables in 476 adolescents (15 to 22 years old) in Turkey—a non-Western society characterized by traditional and modernist cultural elements. Identity was assessed with the Extend…

• ASİYE KUMRU

Lofland and Skonovd's (1981) conversion motifs were assessed in the conversion biographies of 70 British-born converts to Islam. Intellectual, experimental, and affectional motifs were reported by about 67% of those interviewed, the mystical motif appeared in about 14%, and the coercive and revivalist motifs almost ne…

It is possible that religious conversion may be particularly likely at certain times in the life cycle. Many psychological studies on conversion have suggested that adoles- cence, a prime time for conflict, identity crisis, and searching, is the most favorable time for religious conversion. This article presents the r…

As part of the International Self-Identity Research Project, this study explored sources of identity among Turkish adolescents. The interview sample consisted of three male and three female high school students in Ankara, Turkey. The results indicated that social, familial, personal, physical, and moral-ethical dimens…

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This study provides elementary gifted and talented students: Social Studies, Math, Turkish, Science, and Foreign Language courses in terms of differentiation, challenging activities and classroom climate. Research studies contend the significance of differentiation, challenging curriculum and instruction, suitable cla…

Abstract The aim of the present study was to test the factor structure, convergent validity, and reliability of the Functions of Identity Scale (FIS) on a Turkish college sample. FIS is a 15-item, self-report instrument consisting of five scales. In line with the original version, both the exploratory and confirmatory…

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Beliren yetişkinlik, çocukluk, gençlik, yetişkinlik ve yaşlılık gibi yaşam dönemlerine eklenen yeni bir kategoridir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, beliren yetişkinlerin din anlayışlarını tespit edecek bir ölçek geliştirmektir. Çalışma kapsamında internet üzerinden, 18-27 yaş aralığındaki 637 kişiye kolayda ve kartopu örnekleme…

• ABDULLAH İNCE
• İHSAN KUTLU
• MUHAMMED FURKAN KOÇAK

Irkçılık, nefret, soykırım, yabancı düşmanlığı gibi tüm ayrımcılık biçimlerini içine alan tarihsel aşamalar “ötekileştirme” ile başlar. Tarih boyunca “öteki” üzerinden yükselme ve kimlik inşası oluşturma çabasında olan Batı medeniyeti Avrupa’nın özünü oluşturan değerler üzerinden, kendinden olmayan kültürlere “öteki”…

• MERVE AR

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