ÖzBu çalışmada öncelikle sosyal psikolojik bir çerçeveden yabancılaşma kavramının ve yabancılaşma hakkında yapılan çalışmaların tarihsel gelişimi izlenmeye çalışılmıştır. İkinci olarak, ADAPTATION OF DEAN'S ALIENATION SCALE AbstractThe first objective of this study was to investigate the historical development of the alienationconcept and the studies about alienation from a social psychological perspective. The second objective was to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of Dean's Alienation scale. The sample of the study was 302 (180 female and 122 male) undergraduate students. Factor analysis revealed three factors:Powerlessness, normlessness and social isolation. Cronbach alpha coefficient was found as .79 and test retest reliability coefficient was .74. The results are discussed within the literature.