The next psychology colloquium is scheduled for Wednesday January 24th at 3:30pm via WebEx. Dr. Ayşe K. Üskül from the School of Psychology, University of Sussex (UK) will be presenting the work titled “Patterns of Honor, Independence and Interdependence in Mediterranean Societies.” We hope that you will join us!
Abstract: In this talk I will present recent findings pointing to a distinct emphasis on several forms of independent and interdependent social orientation, cognitive style, and self-construal in the Mediterranean region compared to more commonly studied East Asian and Anglo-Western cultural groups. I discuss the unique pattern emerging from this region in light of the importance of “honor” values in Mediterranean societies, which require individuals to develop and protect a sense of their personal self-worth and their social reputation, through assertiveness, competitiveness, and retaliation in the face of threats. I will also share results on the prevalence of honour (as well as face and dignity) values in this region and how they account for some if the regional differences observed in social orientation and cognitive style indicators. These findings extend previous insights into patterns of cultural orientation beyond commonly examined East–West comparisons to an understudied world region and help us conclude that cultural logic of honor plays a role in Mediterranean societies, but labeling these societies as “honor cultures” is oversimplistic.
Bio: Dr. Uskul is a social and cultural psychologist interested in the role of cultural and socio-ecological context in self-related, interpersonal and social cognitive processes. She completed her degrees at Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey (BA), Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (MA), and York University, Toronto, Canada (PhD) and held a SSHRC-funded Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (USA). She held academic positions at the University of Essex, Queen’s University Belfast, and University of Kent before joining the University of Sussex in 2022. Her past research on socio-economic basis of interdependence, cultural conceptions of honour, and culture and health behaviour change received funding from the British Academy, the US National Science Foundation, the Economic and Social Research Council, the Leverhulme Trust, and Japanese Society of the Promotion of Science, among others. Her current comparative research on the role of honour in social interactional processes is funded by a European Research Council Consolidator Grant (www.honorlogic.org). She is Co-Chief Editor of the European Review of Social Psychology and the President of the Psychology Section of the British Science Association. She is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology as well as the recipient of the European Association of Social Psychology MidCareer Award (2023) and the Jenessa Shapiro Contributions to Diversity and Inclusion Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2024).
Event link for attendees:
https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m23063f2d52027d26119bf0dd823b8388
Meeting number: 2631 958 9316
Meeting password: 2024SpringPsyc
The remaining colloquium schedule is listed below. All talks will take place at 3:30pm on Wednesday's unless otherwise noted. The mode (online/in-person) of each talk may differ, please see future email announcements.
February 21st, 2024
Dr. Nicole Landi
Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut
February 28th, 2024
Discussion on Teaching Neurodiverse Students
Hosted by Developmental Area
Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut
March 20th, 2024
Dr. Julia Parish-Morris
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
March 27th, 2024
Spring Graduate Student Colloquium
Hosted by GSAC
Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut
April 10th, 2024
Dr. Igor Grossmann
Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo
April 17th, 2024
Spring Day & Potluck
Hosted by GSAC
Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut
April 24th, 2024
2024 Language Fest
For more information, contact: Merrisa Lin at merrisa.lin@uconn.edu