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Tilburg University- Netherlands

Departments

The Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB) consists of the followingdepartments:

Cross-cultural Psychology

Developmental and Clinical Psychology

Human Resource Studies

Leisure Studies

Medical Psychology and Neuropsychology

Methodology and Statistics

Organization Studies

Social Psychology

Sociology

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On the department sites you will find more information about faculty and staff, research andeducation. You also will find contact information of the secretarial offices.

Cross-cultural Psychology

Coordinator: Prof. Fons van de Vijver

The research aims are pursued in comparative, empirical studies based on clear theoretical

positions, ample methodological considerations, and adequate methods of statistical analysis.Other types of research are also employed as long as validity issues can be properly addressed.

The range of research topics dealt with by the group covers various domains in psychology and

adjacent disciplines. Most research is done along two major lines:

1. Human behaviour and psychological processes in a cross-cultural context. Thisincludes a variety of research topics in which human behaviour and basic psychologicalprocesses are compared across cultural groups in order to assess and map cross-cultural

invariance and cultural variations.
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2. Acculturation and psychological consequences of cultural diversity. This line focusesonpsychological consequences of changes in people's ecological or socio-cultural environment.

Apart from the development of psychological theory in this field, studies also emphasizepractical relevance for the development of policies and interventions in situations of

acculturation.I. IACCP 21st International Congress 2012

The International Association for Cross Cultural Psychology (IACCP) was founded in 1972to facilitate communication and cooperation among cross-cultural psychologists and to promotepsychological research from a cross-cultural perspective. With the term cross-cultural broadly

defined, including research with a cross-cultural, cultural, or an indigenous orientation, IACCP

now has a membership of over800 individuals from over 60 countries.A major activity of IACCP is the organization of regional and international conferences forresearchers from all over the world to exchange exciting findings, catch up with old friends, and

form new friendship and research collaboration. I would like to invite all of you to participate in

our next international congress in the winelands of Stellenbosch, South Africa during July 17-21, 2012. The theme of the conference is "Nurturing Diversity for sustainable development",and it is hard to find a more fitting location for this theme than South Africa, widely known for itsstriking cultural and bio-diversity as well as dynamic social changes. A recent discovery ofanew hominid species -"Australopithecus Sediba" was made at Cradle of Humankind, thisdiscovery reveals traits that hint at humans early transition and evolution. It is also a placewhere sustainable development has been in the limelight, as South Africa hosted the World

Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 and has been intensively pursuing a greeneconomy. In addition to its world-renowned big-five safari, South Africa is also associated with

top-notch sports showmanship for playing host to the FIFA 2010 World Cup Soccer. South

Africa is definitely one of the most interesting countries to visit.

I am absolutely confident that the conference organizers, Professors Deon Meiring and LeonJackson, and the Scientific Chair, Professor Fons Van de Vijver, will put together a stimulatingand state-of-the-art scientific program in a pleasant ambience with enjoyable cultural events. Ilook forward to seeing you at this exciting conference to push the frontier of cross-cultural

research.

Prof. Kwok Leung President

ACTIVITYDATE

Call for Papers & Symposia Opens:15 July 2011


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Deadline for Abstract Submissions: 1 December 2011Early Bird Registration: 14 October 2011 - 15 April 2012Notification to authors: 15 February 2012

Late Registration: 16 April 2012 - 30 June 2012

Conference TopicsAcculturation and bi-culturalismPersonality and culture

Cognition and cultureChild development and cultureCross cultural emotionsCultural changePrejudice, racism, discrimination and stereotyping

Cultural / Culture psychology

Clinical psychology

Gender and culture

Indigenous psychologyCross cultural methods / Assessment

Ethnicity and identityHealth, mental health and well-being

Intercultural interaction

Intergroup relationMoral psychology

IO Psychology

Emotions & cultureCulturally sensitive psychological evaluation/assessment/tests

Cross-cultural counseling and education

Culturally sensitive psychotherapyCulturally sensitive interventionsCross-cultural mental health/psychiatry

II. Cross-Cultural Psychology Symposium

The Cross-Cultural Psychology Symposium took place in Tilburg on April 8, 2011. We thank

sincerely all participants. The following presentations (ordered alphabetically by family name ofthe first presenter) were given at the symposium. Presentations available for download can be

downloaded using the links below.

Velichko Valchev & Radosveta Dimitrova, organizers

Ethnic differences in problem perception and perceived need for care for young children with

emotional and behavioral problemsF. Bevaart, C. L. Mieloo, W. Jansen, M. Donker, F. C. Verhulst, & F. V. A. van Oort

How do immigrants manage their devalued social identity? Total-sample and multi-sampleconfirmatory factor analysis of the Coping with Immigrants Stigma Scale (CISS)


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M. Bobowik, N. Basabe, & D. Pez

The situated experience of anger and shame in America, Japan, and Belgium

M. Boiger, Y. Uchida, B. Mesquita, & L. Feldman Barrett

Cultural maintenance and adaptation in adults, children, and families of Turkish-Flemish andMoroccan-Flemish descent

S. Brouwers, J. Fontaine, H. Groenvynck, K. Beirens, & J. Arends-Toth

Perceived antecedents of marital and family satisfaction in Turkish, Turkish-Dutch and Dutch

couplesO. Celenk & F. J. R. van de Vijver

Religion and prejudice in Eastern culture: An analysis of ISSP dataM. Clobert & V. Saroglou

The role of faculty members cross-cultural competencies in their perceived teaching quality:Evidence from culturally-diverse classes in four European countriesA. De Beuckelaer, F. Lievens, & J. Bcker

Where do my emotions belong? A study of immigrants emotional acculturationJ. De Leersnyder, B. Mesquita, & H. Kim

Evaluating dynamic performance across cultures: Different effects of mean and trend in the East

and WestA. L. Y. Dionysius, J. Reb, D. L. Ferris, & H. Lian

Mother-child interaction in Turkish-Dutch and Dutch settingsE. Durgel & F. J. R. van de Vijver

Responding to adverse situations within exchange relationships: The cross-cultural validity of a

circumplex modelO. Furrer, B. V. Tjemkes, A. . Aydinlik, D. Donmez, & K. Adolfs

Exploring the general patterning of acquiescence from a cross-cultural perspectiveJ. He, F. J. R. van de Vijver, & A. Dominguez

I am what I choose, unless I can criticize! Culture, dissonance, and the moderating role of opinion

voicingM. Kokkoris & U. Khnen

Romaphobia among Serbian and Dutch adolescents: The role of threat, nationalistic feelings andintegrative orientations

V. Ljujic, P. Vedder, H. Dekker, & M. van Geel

Validation of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in a multi-ethnic population of 5 to 7


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year oldsC.L. Mieloo, T. van Batenburg, W. Jansen, H. Raat, & M.C.A. Donker

Cross-cultural (in)comparability: Detecting and correcting for a differential response style across

culturally diverse groups

M. Morren

Understanding the relational self: An intergenerational study in the Netherlands and GreeceK. Pouliasi & M. Verkuyten

KEYNOTE SPEECH: Religion and acculturation: Research and theoryV. Saroglou

Perceptions of school climate and school adjustment of children with a migration backgroundM. K. Schachner, F. J. R. van de Vijver, & P. Noack

Building an online immigrant panel: Response and representativenessA. Scherpenzeel & M. Marchand

The puzzle of Hebrew-Arabic discrepancies in psychometric properties of intergroup attitude and

personality measuresM. Shani & K. Boehnke

Virtues and integration of Muslims and non-Muslims in the NetherlandsA. F. Sluis, J. P. L. M. van Oudenhoven, & M. E. Timmerman

How a tolerant past affects the present: Historical tolerance and the acceptance of Muslimexpressive rightsA. Smeekes, M. Verkuyten, & E. Poppe

Social desirability among Blacks and Whites in South AfricaF. J. R. van de Vijver & D. Meiring

The cultural meaning of learning as an energy-saving device: Does processing culturallyconsistent information enable cognitive processing?

M. van Egmond & U. Khnen

Threat and negative attitudes between Dutch national and Muslim adolescentsM. van Geel & P. Vedder

Current and historical antecedents of individual value differences across 195 regions in EuropeH. van Herk & Y. Poortinga

Cross-national differences in importance of virtuesJ. P. van Oudenhoven et al.


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Preference for third-party help across seven nationsH. Yang & E. Giebels|

The Oldendorff Research Institute

The Oldendorff Research Institute was founded by the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciencesin June 2001. The institute fosters all the fundamental research in the faculty. By providing its

research staff and visiting researchers with a congenial research environment and excellent

opportunities, it promotes innovative and high-quality multi-disciplinary, multi-level andinternational research. Researchers from different fields like psychology, sociology,

organizational sciences and methodology are accommodated in a professional way. The institute

has grown very fast in the last five years. About 100 researchers, varying from full professor to

postdoctoral fellow, are now registered as member of the staff of the institute.

The Oldendorff Research Institute also includes a Graduate School. Within the GraduateSchool a Master's program in Research is offered for very talented young students who wishto specialize for a career in academic research. The Graduate School also accommodates about

90 internal PhD students as well as about 200 external PhD students.

The institute is named after Antoine Oldendorff. Who wasAntoine Oldendorff?

Antoine Oldendorff (1912-1970) played a crucial role in the development of the Faculty of

Social Sciences in Tilburg, paradoxically from a formal, though marginal position. He was avery creative and innovative scholar, but was, to some degree, a contrarian.

After graduating from the University of Amsterdam under the supervision of the sociographerSteinmetz in 1940, he became a tutor in 'Descriptive Sociology' in the then Department ofSocial Sciences of the Catholic College of Economics. This private tutoring post was converted

into a lectureship in 1941.

His primary task was to introduce 'positive sociology' in an intellectual environment in which(Catholic and Tilburg) sociology was dominated by what was in many respects normativeThomistic, Scholastic thinking. The more dominant systematic-theoretical, empirical sociology

became, the more he began demanding attention for the more speculative elements in scholarlyopinion, for the broad picture, and for involvement in social issues. He did all this without

renouncing his empirical background.

Ultimately, he was more a generalist than a strict specialist. Macro-, meso- and micro-

sociology were the areas he worked in. Looking beyond disciplinary boundaries, he combinedinsights from sociology, cultural studies, and not the least psychology.

His list of publications is impressive and he was also very internationally orientated. He

acquainted himself with the literature from the United States and his visits to researchinstitutions in that country took place at a time when scholarly developments there were

portrayed by the old guard as barbaric, as technically impressive but superficial (and

dangerous).
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His books have been translated into English, German, French, and Spanish. He was also a very

gifted and inspiring teacher who allowed innovation in teaching and research to go hand in

hand.

When he ended his lectureship in Tilburg in 1945, he undertook a teaching assignment in

Tilburg in the field ofBusiness Sociology. This was in addition to a professorship in Nijmegen.

From 1953-1956 he held two positions, he was a professor in Eindhoven and a professor byspecial appointment in Tilburg in Introduction toSocio-Cultural Studies, Business Sociology,and Cultural Sociology.

His ongoing presence in Tilburg combined with his impressive, erudite personality had a greatinfluence on colleagues and teachers. With the naming of this institute, we not only honour one

of the 'founding fathers' of our faculty, but also symbolize what the ideal Tilburg social and

behavioural scientist should be: innovative, looking beyond boundaries, empirically orientated,

and socially engaged.

Obtaining a Doctorat

There are several ways to obtain a doctorate at the Oldendorff Graduate School:1. You apply for a job as internal PhD.2. You are doing research without being an employee of the university and one of the

professors of the faculty is your supervisor. This is called an external PhD.

Internal PhDThe Oldendorff Research Institute is frequently looking fornew PhD's.

Note that1. for some PhD projects it is necessary that you already completed successfully a two-year

program, like the Research Master's Program or the Master's Program in MedicalPsychology. These projects last three years, or, if you combine it with a position like

teaching assistant, four years.For other projects,

2. it is sufficient that you have completed a regular one-year Master's program. Theseprojects have a term offour years.

External PhDIf you would like to do research as an external PhD, it is necessary to find a professor who iswilling to act as your supervisor. In this case you might need more information about thedifferent research units, their current research projects and their output. Here you can also find

the names and e-mail addresses of the professors.

For more information, you can contact Carla de JonghCoordinator Graduate SchoolOldendorff Research Institute

Room P 2.115. Phone +13 466 2952

Monday - Wednesday - ThursdayContact detailsRoom P2115
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Working at Tilburg University

Tilburg University is a close-knit community within which there is a great deal of personal

interaction. Faculty members frequently know students by name, and spend time working withstudents on an individual basis. In the 2009 staff satisfaction survey, Tilburg achieved an overall

rating of 7.7 out of ten, the highest score of all Dutch universities.

The university invests in the ongoing personal and professional development of all staff

members. Those wishing to pursue personal development or a full academic career, can follow atenure track, management potential program, or talent development path.An affirmative action policy aims to establish equal representation of females and males on the

professorial staff. In 2009 a policy was implemented exempting staff members from teaching forfour months in order to focus exclusively on their research activities.

Our international faculty comprise some 25% of all staff and the number continues to increase.

Terms of employment contracts take the needs of international staff into account. We provideassistance in finding suitable accommodation, arranging work permits if required, and all other

practical matters. The Tilburg International Club, a network for expats in the region, ensures our

international staff members can connect with fellow compatriots, even while living in the

Netherlands.

Research Department of Sociology

The research of the Department of Sociology focuses on aspects ofsocial inequality and socialcohesion in a comparative and dynamic perspective. Topics studied within the broader theme ofsocial inequality are work, occupation, poverty, welfare and health. Topics studied withinsocial cohesion are values, solidarity, religion, family, voluntary membership, and social
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networks. The comparative perspective focuses on the comparison of (mostly European)countries, either from a macro-perspective or a micro-macro perspective. The dynamic

perspective consists ofcomparing countries or social groups across historical time on the onehand, and comparing individuals over their personal life course on the other hand. Theprogram is motivated by substantive forces in society on the one hand (i.e., processes of

(post)modernization in western societies) and by methodological innovations on the other hand(i.e., the development of dynamic and multilevel data and statistcal models).

The research is organized in the program Social and Cultural Dynamics and consists ofseveral larger research projects, such as the European Values Studies, ESPAnet, the PanelStudy of Social and Cultural Dynamics, the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study, and theEuropean Data Center for Work and Welfare.

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limelight= [singular, uncountable] a situation in which someone receives a lot of attention,especially from newspapers, television etc (lumina rampei)

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in/out of the limelight (RO: a fi in centrul atentiei)Tad loves being in the limelight.The president's wife wanted to stay out of the limelight.She's afraid this new actor will steal the limelight from her.his few moments of limelight in front of the cameras

threshold= [countable]1 DHH the entrance to a room or building, or the area of floor or ground at the entrance(RO:pridvor, prag):

She opened the door and stepped across the threshold.2 the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect:

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Ex. : be on the threshold of something (RO: a fi pe punctul de a, a fi la limita)The creature is on the threshold of extinction.

Tenure= [uncountable]


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1 SEC the right to stay permanently in a teaching job: It's becoming increasingly difficult to

acquire academic tenure.2formal: the period of time when someone has an important job: The company has doubled invalue during his tenure.3 lawSCL: the legal right to live in a house or use a piece of land for a period of time

tenured adjective: a tenured professor / a tenured position

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