Hoe je dit kan lezen:Zwart: informatie of vragen vanuit de 'reading guide'Blauw: mijn uitwerkingen op de vragenRood: aanvullingen op mijn uitwerkingen n.a.v. de werkgroepReading guide cultural diversity, week 2:This week’s readings consist of two articles about the question how culture could be studied in relation to development and one article about identity in relation to the multicultural society. The article of Henrich and colleagues is about the cultural bias of many studies and theories. Many studies are conducted in and applied to WEIRD societies, and are not universal, not applicable to people living in non-WEIRD societies. Results are representative for a specific group of people and not for all humans alive. The main part of this article consists of examples of how studies and research fits one group or culture, but not the other. You don’t need to know each example by heart, but you do need to know Contrast 1 to 4. Furthermore, given a specific example you should be able to relate the example to the questions of bias and WEIRD societies. It’s important that you recognize questions of representation. Some examples are easy to comprehend, like the part about perceiving colors in chapter 3.6. Some examples demand specific knowledge to understand, like the part in the same paragraph about false belief tasks. You can look it up or ask the teacher of your seminar about it. Some examples are a tough read, and very interesting the moment you catch the meaning of it, like the part on folkbiological reasoning in paragraph 3.3.What is the main question? Behavioral scientists routinely publish broad claims about human psychology and behavior in the world’s top journals based on samples drawn entirely from Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) societies. Researchers – often...

Hoe je dit kan lezen:Zwart: informatie of vragen vanuit de 'reading guide'Blauw: mijn uitwerkingen op de vragenRood: aanvullingen op mijn uitwerkingen n.a.v. de werkgroep Reading guide Cultural diversity 2021, week 4.Two articles relate to this week’s main topic: street culture. The article of Vonorov and Singer relates to one of the central concepts of this course: Kağıtçıbaşı’s model Chalhi, Koster & Vermeulen. This article is an ethnographic research from which the findings show the challenges youth workers face as ‘brokers’ between different worlds: the world of social welfare policies and the world of youth living in underprivileged areas. The authors write about the concept of positive youth development, the role of youth workers as brokers and it paints a good picture of the practice and field of youth work in Utrecht. Based on the article, you should know what positive youth development is, what challenges youth workers may face and importantly: how can you relate this to the article of Iliass el Hadioui? à brug slaan tussen straat cultuur en domein van beleid/instituties zoals school; zorgen dat jongeren niet de andere 2 domeinen (traditioneel thuis en feminien school) verlaten om nog slechts op straat te zijnWhat is the main question? how youth workers in a Dutch city bring together seemingly irreconcilable worlds: the development policies of their organisations and the state on the one hand and the practices, needs and aspirations of young people on the otherIn what way is the question answered? To demonstrate this, we begin by outlining the history of youth work and the notion of ‘positive youth development’ in the Netherlands. We then introduce two youth workers and describe two situations...

Hoe je dit kan lezen:Zwart: informatie of vragen vanuit de 'reading guide'Blauw: mijn uitwerkingen op de vragenRood: aanvullingen op mijn uitwerkingen n.a.v. de werkgroepReading Guide Cultural Diversity, week 6, 2021.In this week week’s readings the same question is addressed from different angles. The question: how can differences between groups in school success be explained and adressed? The answer concerns acculturation strategies of different groups, the importance of language, competences of teachers and the relation of minority and minority groups at school. Andriessen. Focus on the different aspects of school adjustment (page 23) and try to understand the relation to Berry’s acculturation model as summarized in the second paragraph on page 26. A standard summery could be helpful and you should know and understand the detailed conclusions as presented in Discussion.What is the main question? The aim of the study was to test cultural explanations of ethnic differences in success and well-being in schoolIn what way is the question answered? In this study, we examine the school performance and school adjustment of youth from three different minority groups: Turkish and Moroccan labor migrants, and Christian-Turkish refugees. We compare these groups with their native Dutch peers in secondary school settings.Which theories and key concepts are described?Keywords: School adjustment: sense of belonging or the affective attachment of students tot he school environment What are the main results and or conclusions? With regard to school adjustment, our findings suggest highly selective acculturation effects for specific ethnic groups in specific contexts (home vs. school). We found that acculturation effects are highly context-...

Hoe je dit kan lezen:Zwart: informatie of vragen vanuit de 'reading guide'Blauw: mijn uitwerkingen op de vragenRood: aanvullingen op mijn uitwerkingen n.a.v. de werkgroepCultural diversity 2021, reading guide week 8.Experiencing emotional or behavioural problems and getting help with them could be viewed as a process with a series of steps: being exposed to risk factors, getting problems, interpreting problems, seeking help, getting help. This process could apply to everyone, but to migrants each of the steps seems to be more complicated. Migration, culture, and cultural differences play a part in each step. An overall picture will be presented during the lecture. Each of the articles of this week is about one of these steps. Zwirs and Stevens are about risk factors and prevalence, Verhulp is about interpretation and seeking help, and Fassaert is about getting help.To our international students: the General practitioner (GP) or ‘huisarts’ is an important pillar of the Dutch healthcare system. There is one in every neighbourhood, on average 1 GP to 2300 residents. Access to the GP is free for everyone and the GP can do small interventions and is a gatekeeper to specialized interventions like therapy and surgery. The articles of Zwirs, Verhulp and Fassaert are based on research: a standard summery will do.What is the main question? Background: There is insufficient empirical evidence which shows if and how there is an interrelation between acculturation and health care utilisation. The present study seeks to establish this evidence within first generation Turkish and Moroccan migrants, two of the largest migrant groups in present-day Western Europe. In what way is the question answered...