Laiklik Bağlamında Yaş, Cinsiyet, Siyasi Görüş ve Dindarlık Seviyesine Göre Gruplararası İlişkide Belirleyici Olan Bazı Değişkenlerdeki Farklılaşmalar

Abstract

Bu çalışmada gruplar arası ilişkileri günümüz Türkiye'sinde oldukça tartışmalı bir konu olan laiklik bağlamında incelemek amaçlanmıştır. Toplam 625 üniversite öğrencisine yapılan uygulamalar sonucunda, yaş ile Temas arasında pozitif, İç-Grup Kimliği ile negatif yönde ilişki bulunmuştur. Kadınlar İç-Grup Kimliği ve Algılanan Tehdit'te erkeklere nazaran daha
yüksek çıkarken erkekler İç-Grup Baskısı, Temas, Dış-Grubun Genel Değerlendirmesi puanlarında daha yüksek puanlar almışlardır. Kendini Kemalist olarak tanımlayanlar, diğer gruplardan anlamlı derecede daha yüksek grup içi bağlılık göstermişler, daha fazla tehdit algılamışlar ve dış grubu daha az olumlu değerlendirmişlerdir. Demokratlar anlamlı derecede daha yüksek Temas puanı alırken, İslamcılar, daha yüksek Ayrımcılık algılamışlardır. Dindarlık seviyesinin, Temas, Algılanan Ayrımcılık, Gruplararası İletişime Açık Olma ve Dış-Grubun Genel Değerlendirmesi ile pozitif yönde; Algılanan Tehdit ile negatif yönde anlamlı ilişki içinde olduğu gözlenmiştir.

Keywords

• Laiklik
• Sosyal kimlik
• Algılanan Tehdit
• Algılanan Ayrımcılık
• Temas
• İç-Grup Baskısı

Differentiations on Some Determinant Variables of Intergroup Relation According to Age, Sex, Political Vie w and Religiosity in Context of Laicism

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the intergroup relations in the context of Laicitywhich isa controversialissue nowadaysin Turkey. Resulst of the data gathered from totally 625 university students showed a positive relationship between age and Contact and a negative relationship between age and In-Group Identity. Women had higher scores then men from In-Group Identity and Perceived Threat; men were higher on In-Group Pressure, Contact and Overall Evaluation of the Out-Group. Kemalistsshowedmore In-GroupIdentitythan the other political groups, perceived more Threat, and evaluated the out-group less positive. Democrats had significantly higher Contact scoreswhereasIslamistsperceived more Discrimination than the other groups. The level of the religiosity was found to be positively related with Contact, Perceived Discrimination, Openness to Intergroup Communication and Overall Evaluation of the Out-Group and negatively related with perceived threat

Keywords

• Laicity
• Social identity
• Perceived threat
• Perceived discrimination
• Contact
• In-Group Pressure

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