A STUDY ON GENDER PERCEPTIONS IN NORTHERN CYPRUS TURKISH COMMUNITY

Year 2022, Volume: 31 Issue: 3, 307 - 315, 26.12.2022

Rojjin Mamuk , Ayşe Payas , Zeynep Kemaloğulları , Özcan Fırat , İbrahim Halil Güles

https://doi.org/10.34108/eujhs.971120

Abstract

This cross-sectional and descriptive study aims to identify the gender perception and the affecting factors in individuals from Northern Cyprus. The sample of the study included 304 participants, and the data were collected through the Socio-demographic Form and the Perception of Gender Scale. Statistical analyses showed that the participants’ “Perception of Gender Scale” mean score was 89,08±16,28. The analysis results also showed that gender perceptions were more positive in women compared to men (p<0.001), in individuals living in İskele compared to the ones living in Yeşilköy (p=0.003), in individuals who lived in the city the longest period compared to the ones lived in the village (p=0.024), in single people compared to married people (p=0.015), and in those aged 25 and below compared to those aged 36 and above (p=0.002). Gender perception also was found to be lower in individuals who had four and more siblings (p=0.022), but it was found to be higher in those who had only girls as siblings (p=0.033). On the other hand, the gender perception of the individuals who had an education level of university and above was higher than the participants who had other education levels (p<0.001). Also high education level of the parents had an positive effect on the gender perception of the individuals (p<0.001). The results of this study showed that although the participants’ gender perception was not very high, it was positive and was affected by many factors.

Keywords

Cyprus, gender, gender equality, perception, woman

Supporting Institution

None

Project Number

None

Thanks

The authors are grateful for the participants who so willingly gave their time in this study.

KUZEY KIBRIS TÜRK TOPLUMUNDA TOPLUMSAL CİNSİYET ALGISINA YÖNELİK BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Abstract

Kesitsel ve tanımlayıcı tipte tasarlanan bu çalışmada, Kuzey Kıbrıslı bireylerin toplumsal cinsiyet algısını ve etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek amaçlandı. Çalışmanın örneklemini 304 kişi oluşturdu. Çalışmanın verileri Kişisel Bilgi Formu ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet Algısı Ölçeği kullanılarak toplandı. İstatistiksel analizlerde katılımcıların “Toplumsal Cinsiyet Algısı Ölçeği’nden ortalama 89.08±16.28 puan aldıkları belirlendi. Ayrıca analizlerde kadınların erkeklere (p<0.001), İskele’de yaşayanların Yeşiköyde yaşayanlara (p=0.003) ve en uzun süre şehirde yaşamış olanların köyde yaşayanlara (p=0.024), bekârların evlilere (p=0.015), 25 yaş altı bireylerin 36 yaş ve üstü bireylere, kıyasla toplumsal cinsiyet algısının daha olumlu olduğu saptandı (p=0.002). Çalışmada dört ve fazla sayıda kardeşi olanlarda toplumsal cinsiyet algısının daha olumsuz (p=0.022); yalnızca kız kardeşi olanlarda daha olumlu olduğu belirlendi (p=0.033). Üniversite ve üzeri eğitime sahip bireylerin toplumsal cinsiyet algısı diğer eğitim gruplarından yüksekti (p<0.001). Ayrıca anne ve baba eğitim seviyesinin yüksek olması bireylerin toplumsal cinsiyet algısını pozitif yönde etkilemişti (p<0.001). Bu çalışmanın sonucunda katılımcıların toplumsal cinsiyet algısının çok yüksek düzeyde olmasa da pozitif olduğu ve pek çok faktörden etkilendiği belirlendi.

Keywords

Kadın, Kıbrıs, toplumsal cinsiyet, toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliği

Project Number

None

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