Research Article

Current Thinking on Some Social and Moral Issues: A Comparative Study of Turkey and Cyprus

Volume: 4 Number: 1 March 28, 2024
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Current Thinking on Some Social and Moral Issues: A Comparative Study of Turkey and Cyprus

Abstract

This study compares the views of people in Turkey and Cyprus on 19 social and moral issues. The sample is split into three distinct groups – People living in Turkey, people living in Cyprus who speak Turkish at home, and people living in Cyprus who speak Greek at home. Data were taken from the most recent wave of the World Values Survey. The sample size was more than 3300. Participants were asked to choose a number from 1 to 10, where 1 = never justifiable and 10 = always justifiable to represent their view on each moral issue. Mean scores were then compared to determine whether the views of the three groups differed significantly. The study found that differences between and among groups were often significant. The Greek speaking group tended to show the strongest opposition to violations of property and the issues that involved some kind of violence. The people living in Turkey tended to have the strongest opposition to issues involving sex. Turkish speakers living in Cyprus tended to have the weakest opposition to violations of property rights, suicide and euthanasia. People living in Turkey showed the lowest opposition to violence and the death penalty. People living in Turkey and Turkish speakers living in Cyprus held similar opinions on the issues in only 35.3% of the cases. Copilot, an artificial intelligence chatbot, was asked to make a list of reasons why the views of people living in Turkey were often significantly different from those of Turkish speakers living in Cyprus.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Policy and Administration (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

March 26, 2024

Publication Date

March 28, 2024

Submission Date

February 19, 2024

Acceptance Date

March 19, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 4 Number: 1

APA
Mcgee, R., & Petrides, Y. (2024). Current Thinking on Some Social and Moral Issues: A Comparative Study of Turkey and Cyprus. Uluslararası Sosyal Siyasal Ve Mali Araştırmalar Dergisi, 4(1), 1-13. https://izlik.org/JA47CG54RS