Kimlik ve Din: İngiltere’deki Türk Gençleri Üzerine Bir Araştırma

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Makalede, dindarlık-kimlik ilişkisi James Marcia’nın geliştirmiş olduğu “kimlik statüsü” kuramı bağlamında ele alınmaktadır. Bu çerçevede, genç bireylerin kimlik statüleri ile dindarlık düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin nasıllığı; kimlik statülerinin cinsiyet ve yaş gibi demografik değişkenlere göre ne tür bir farklılık gösterdiği konusu yapılan alan araştırmasının bulguları çerçevesinde incelenmektedir. Araştırmanın örneklemi, İngiltere’nin Londra kentinde yaşayan 67’si kadın ve 64’ü erkek olmak üzere 131 Türk gencinden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak Kimlik Statüleri Ölçeği ve Dindarlık Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Bulgulara göre dindarlığın, gurbette yaşayan gençlerin yaşadıkları “kimlik karmaşa”sını azalttığı anlaşılmıştır. Araştırmada ayrıca, “bağımlı kimlik”, “kimlik karmaşası”, “kimlik arayışı” gibi kimlik statülerinde kadınların ortalamalarının erkeklere göre daha yüksek olduğu ve yine söz konusu kimlik statülerinde ergenlerin ilk yetişkinlere göre daha yüksek ortalamalar aldığı tespit edilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Dindarlık, James Marcia, Kimlik Statüleri, Kimlik Krizi, Moratoryum Dönemi

Kimlik ve Din: İngiltere’deki Türk Gençleri Üzerine Bir Araştırma

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