
Parentification is a disrupted family interaction pattern in which a child assumes roles and responsibilities inappropriate for their developmental level and age in an attempt to meet the physical or emotional needs of their parents. In psychological and family systems literature, this concept, also known as role reversal, dissolution of intergenerational boundaries, or overburdened child, was first defined by Minuchin and colleagues under the term parent-child. 【1】 Later, representatives of con
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Nida Üstün

Civil inattention is one of the fundamental concepts developed by Canadian sociologist Erving Goffman to explain face-to-face interactions between strangers in everyday life. The concept refers to individuals briefly acknowledging the presence of unfamiliar people they encounter in public spaces through a fleeting glance or body language, then withdrawing their attention to respect the other person’s privacy. Thus, the individual demonstrates that they do not ignore the other person, yet also do
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Kadriye Beyza Kirenci