This qualitative study aims to explore the status of women in Circassian Culture through the lens of Feminist Anthropology. Soğucak village, one of the Circassian villages in Yalova, was chosen as a sample in the research. The research is prepared using qualitative research techniques, participant observation, and in-depth interviews. The field interview was conducted between 17 December 2022 and 16 July 2023 with 25 female and nine male participants. Participants are determined by the snowball sampling technique. As a result of the study, it is revealed that housework, especially cooking, and taking care of children is the responsibility of women in the village of Soğucak, which is also described as traditional gender roles of women in the literature. Additionally, the status of women in society, their roles in the family, their roles in rites of passage such as weddings and funerals, and their roles in transferring culinary culture to the next generations are also considered. All these results reveal that the secondary status of the woman in Circassian culture, which is the assertion of this study and is perceived by the literature research, is not found in the village of Soğucak. In addition, it is revealed that women's roles in Soğucak village have changed from past to present. Consequently, cultural change has emerged in Soğucak village, including the status of women.
Eser Adı (dc.title) | An anthropological approach to the status of women in circassian culture: the case of the village of Soğucak |
Yazar [Asıl] (dc.creator.author) | Türker, Berika |
Yazar Departmanı (dc.creator.department) | Yeditepe University Graduate School of Social Sciences |
Yazar Departmanı (dc.creator.department) | Yeditepe University Graduate School of Social Sciences Master’s Program in Anthropology |
Yayın Tarihi (dc.date.issued) | 2024 |
Yayın Turu [Akademik] (dc.type) | preprint |
Yayın Türü [Ortam] (dc.format) | application/pdf |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Circassian culture |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Circassian women |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Feminist anthropology |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Gender roles |
Yayıncı (dc.publisher) | Yeditepe University Academic and Open Access Information System |
Dil (dc.language.iso) | eng |
Özet Bilgisi (dc.description.abstract) | This qualitative study aims to explore the status of women in Circassian Culture through the lens of Feminist Anthropology. Soğucak village, one of the Circassian villages in Yalova, was chosen as a sample in the research. The research is prepared using qualitative research techniques, participant observation, and in-depth interviews. The field interview was conducted between 17 December 2022 and 16 July 2023 with 25 female and nine male participants. Participants are determined by the snowball sampling technique. As a result of the study, it is revealed that housework, especially cooking, and taking care of children is the responsibility of women in the village of Soğucak, which is also described as traditional gender roles of women in the literature. Additionally, the status of women in society, their roles in the family, their roles in rites of passage such as weddings and funerals, and their roles in transferring culinary culture to the next generations are also considered. All these results reveal that the secondary status of the woman in Circassian culture, which is the assertion of this study and is perceived by the literature research, is not found in the village of Soğucak. In addition, it is revealed that women's roles in Soğucak village have changed from past to present. Consequently, cultural change has emerged in Soğucak village, including the status of women. |
Kayıt Giriş Tarihi (dc.date.accessioned) | 2024-02-21 |
Açık Erişim Tarihi (dc.date.available) | 2024-02-21 |
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Erişim Hakkı (dc.rights.access) | Open Access |
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Açıklama [Genel] (dc.description) | Final published version |
Açıklama [Not] (dc.description.note) | Note: This preprint reports new research that has not been certified by peer review and should not be used as established information without consulting multiple experts in the field. |
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Tek Biçim Adres (dc.identifier.uri) | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11831/8259 |