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Duofocal family structure and an alternative model of husband-wife relationships

sex roles, family & community in turkeyBloomington, Ind. (143 Goodbody Hall, Bloomington 47405) • Published In 1982 • Pages: 33-72

By: Olson, Emelie A..

Abstract
This is a discussion of husband-wife relationships in Turkey. The author argues against an oversimplified evolutionary model of the family in which extended, segregated, and patriarchal structure gives way to a nuclear, joint, and egalitarian one. Rather spouses enter marriage with their own network of social relationships, which they continue to maintain. While the contemporary Turkish family is more egalitarian and nuclear, it remains segregated as husband and wife continue to operate in separate domains with regard to work and recreation. Only among elite families according to the author is there an effort to approximate the joint conjugal relationships of modern Western nuclear families with couples spending their leisure time together.
Subjects
Regulation of marriage
Arranging a marriage
Household
Family relationships
Nuclear family
Sexuality
Adolescent activities
culture
Turks
HRAF PubDate
2012
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 2012
Field Date
1970-1971
Coverage Date
1950-1971
Coverage Place
Turkey
Notes
Emelie A. Olson
Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-72)
LCCN
82084525
LCSH
Families--Turkey
Sex role--Turkey
Women--Turkey--Social conditions
Community life
Turkey--Social conditions