Research Article

Reflecting the Concept of Family in Turkish and American Societies through Proverbs: The Masnavi and Poor Richard’s Almanack

Volume: 10 Number: 1 April 30, 2022
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Reflecting the Concept of Family in Turkish and American Societies through Proverbs: The Masnavi and Poor Richard’s Almanack

Abstract

In this study the proverbs on the concept of family in the works of Mawlana and Benjamin Franklin, important personalities of their time, are analyzed. Mawlana's The Masnavi and Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack are the main texts used in this study. Proverbs, which are seen as inseparable parts of culture, are widely used in both works. With this article, it is planned to shed light on the concept of family with a comparative study through proverbs. While the proverbs about the concept of family are discussed, the words related to the family such as husband-wife, woman-man, mother-father, children, marriage, and love are examined in detail. The positive and negative aspects of the proverbs used when dealing with the characteristics, duties and responsibilities of the two historic figures are compared. Subsequently, while examining the relations of women, men, and family, light is shed on the important points in the views of both communities on these relations. This study, which deals with proverbs and cultural differences, is expected to contribute to studies on Turkish and American culture.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2022

Submission Date

March 3, 2021

Acceptance Date

February 25, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Kaçmaz, E., & Baykara, T. (2022). Reflecting the Concept of Family in Turkish and American Societies through Proverbs: The Masnavi and Poor Richard’s Almanack. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 10(1), 393-403. https://doi.org/10.18506/anemon.890559
AMA
1.Kaçmaz E, Baykara T. Reflecting the Concept of Family in Turkish and American Societies through Proverbs: The Masnavi and Poor Richard’s Almanack. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2022;10(1):393-403. doi:10.18506/anemon.890559
Chicago
Kaçmaz, Ercan, and Tuba Baykara. 2022. “Reflecting the Concept of Family in Turkish and American Societies through Proverbs: The Masnavi and Poor Richard’s Almanack”. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 10 (1): 393-403. https://doi.org/10.18506/anemon.890559.
EndNote
Kaçmaz E, Baykara T (April 1, 2022) Reflecting the Concept of Family in Turkish and American Societies through Proverbs: The Masnavi and Poor Richard’s Almanack. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 10 1 393–403.
IEEE
[1]E. Kaçmaz and T. Baykara, “Reflecting the Concept of Family in Turkish and American Societies through Proverbs: The Masnavi and Poor Richard’s Almanack”, Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 393–403, Apr. 2022, doi: 10.18506/anemon.890559.
ISNAD
Kaçmaz, Ercan - Baykara, Tuba. “Reflecting the Concept of Family in Turkish and American Societies through Proverbs: The Masnavi and Poor Richard’s Almanack”. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 10/1 (April 1, 2022): 393-403. https://doi.org/10.18506/anemon.890559.
JAMA
1.Kaçmaz E, Baykara T. Reflecting the Concept of Family in Turkish and American Societies through Proverbs: The Masnavi and Poor Richard’s Almanack. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2022;10:393–403.
MLA
Kaçmaz, Ercan, and Tuba Baykara. “Reflecting the Concept of Family in Turkish and American Societies through Proverbs: The Masnavi and Poor Richard’s Almanack”. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 1, Apr. 2022, pp. 393-0, doi:10.18506/anemon.890559.
Vancouver
1.Ercan Kaçmaz, Tuba Baykara. Reflecting the Concept of Family in Turkish and American Societies through Proverbs: The Masnavi and Poor Richard’s Almanack. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2022 Apr. 1;10(1):393-40. doi:10.18506/anemon.890559