TÜRKİYE’DE CİNSİYET ROLLERİ, DİN, VE EŞCİNSELLİK VE EVLİLİK ÖNCESİ CİNSEL İLİŞKİYE KARŞI TUTUMLAR

Abstract

Daha önce yapılmış çalışmalar, geleneksel cinsiyet inançlarının ve dindarlığın batı toplumlarında liberal cinsiyet ilişkiler üzerinde olumsuz bir etkisi olduğunu göstermiştir. Bu çalışma, 2011 Dünya Değer Araştırmasından (World Value Survey) (N=1,605) elde edilen verileri kullanarak, Türkiye’de geleneksel cinsiyet inançlarının ve dini faktörlerin bireylerin eşcinselliğe ve evlilik öncesi ilişkilere yönelik tutumlar üzerindeki etkisini incelemektedir. Bunun için daha önce yapılmış çalışmalar ve teorilere dayandırarak çeşitli hipotezler oluşturulmuştur. Regresyon analiz modellerinden elde edilen sonuçlar hem geleneksel cinsiyet inançlarının hem de dindarlığı belirleyen faktörlerin Türkiye’de eşcinselliğe ve evlilik öncesi ilişkilere yönelik negatif tutumları arttırdığını göstermektedir. Dahası, özellikle geleneksel cinsiyet rolleri liberal cinsel ilişkilere yönelik muhafazakâr tutumların en güçlü faktörü olarak ortaya çıkmaktadır. Çalışmanın sonuçları ve teorik çıkarımları gelecekteki daha kapsamlı çalışmalar için tartışılmıştır.

Keywords

• Din
• Eşcinsellik
• Evlilik Öncesi Cinsel İlişki
• Cinsiyet Rolleri
• İslam
• Türkiye

GENDER ROLES, RELIGION, AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS HOMOSEXUALITY AND PREMARITAL SEX IN TURKEY

Abstract

Previous studies have indicated that traditional gender beliefs and religiosity have a negative impact on liberal sexual relations in Western societies. The present research utilized data from the 2011 World Value Survey (WVS) of Turkey (N=1,605) to examine the relationship between traditional gender roles, religion, and attitudes toward homosexuality and pre-marital sex, representatives of liberal sexual morality. Guided by a theoretical framework that synthesizes traditional gender roles and religious perspectives, several hypotheses were created and tested. Results from logistic regression models reveal that even though both the gender roles and religiosity are significant factors that play an important role in negative attitudes toward homosexuality and pre-marital sex in Turkey, traditional gender roles seem to be the strongest factor of conservative attitudes toward sexual relations. The theoretical implications of the current research were discussed for future studies.

Keywords

• Religion
• Homosexuality
• Premarital Sex
• Gender Roles
• Islam
• Turkey

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