essay

The significance of family and kinship in urban Turkey

sex roles, family & community in turkey • Bloomington, Ind. (143 Goodbody Hall, Bloomington 47405) • Published In 1982 • Pages: 73-99

By: Duben, Alan.

Abstract
This is a report is based on Turkish studies and surveys, including Serim Timur's work "Family Structure in Turkey," which uses data from a 1969 national survey and Kâğıtçıbaşı's 1975 "Sex roles, value of children and fertility." It focuses on kinship and social relationships in urban squatter settlements (gecekondu). The author finds that wider kin ties are not necessarily eclipsed in the urban setting but replaced by artificial kin ties that help structure social interactions and facilitate economic exchanges.
Subjects
Internal migration
Settlement patterns
Miscellaneous facilities
Household
Extended families
Kin relationships
culture
Turks
HRAF PubDate
2012
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 2012
Field Date
1969
Coverage Date
1950-1980
Coverage Place
Turkey
Notes
Alan Duben
Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-99)
LCCN
82084525
LCSH
Families--Turkey
Sex role--Turkey
Women--Turkey--Social conditions
Community life
Turkey--Social conditions