Gendered Aspects of Policies to Fight the COVID-19 Outbreak

Year 2023, , 42 - 64, 15.10.2023

Vezir Aktaş , Marco Nılsson , Yeliz Kındap Tepe

https://doi.org/10.20304/humanitas.1246910

Abstract

Countries have taken different measures to limit the spread of COVID-19. However, it is unclear how such measures affect the daily lives of people in different cultural contexts. Using a qualitative research method and the framework of gender roles, this study analyzes the potential effects of the Turkish government’s policies to fight the COVID-19 pandemic on married men and women in Turkey. The respondents answered the open-ended questions developed by the researchers on the Google platform. 20 men (aged 27-54) and 20 women (aged 22-55) participated in the study. The respondents’ experiences were grouped into three themes: gender-related problems; adaptation and new habits/hobbies; and balancing between positive and negative effects. While men stressed the economic effects, women focused on social relations or deeper values of life. The findings were discussed within the framework of Gender Schema Theory and Social Role Theory.

Keywords

Turkey, government policy/measures, Covid-19 pandemic, curfews, lockdowns, gendered differences

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COVID-19 Salgınıyla Mücadele Politikalarının Toplumsal Cinsiyete Dayalı Yönleri

Abstract

COVID-19 yayılmasını sınırlamak ve etkisini azaltmak amacıyla ülkelerin aldığı önlemler birbirinden farklılaşmıştır. Ancak, farklı kültürel bağlamlardaki insanların günlük yaşamlarının bu tür önlemlerden nasıl etkilendiği merak konusudur. Nitel araştırma yöntemi kullanılarak hükümetin COVID-19 salgınıyla mücadele politikalarının Türkiye’deki evli bireyler üzerindeki potansiyel etkileri toplumsal cinsiyet rolleri çerçevesinde incelenmiştir. Araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen açık uçlu sorular Google platformunda uygulanmıştır. Araştırmaya 20 erkek (yaş ranj: 27-54) ve 20 kadın (yaş ranj: 22-55) katılmıştır. Katılımcıların deneyimleri dört ana tema ve birkaç alt tema altında gruplandırılmıştır. Erkekler konunun ekonomik yönü açısından değerlendirmeler yaparken, kadınlar sosyal ilişkiler ya da hayatın daha derin değerleri açısından değerlendirmelerde bulunmuşlardır. Bulgular Toplumsal Cinsiyet Şema Kuramına ve Sosyal Rol Kuramı çerçevesinde tartışılmıştır.

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Türkiye, hükümet politikası/önlemleri, COVID-19 salgını, sokağa çıkma yasakları, karantinalar

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