Blinking to Oscar 2023 Ceremony with Social Family Construction

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 11 Sayı: 22, 346 - 369, 15.10.2023

Oğuzhan Pehlivan

https://doi.org/10.20304/humanitas.1302148

Öz

Family is a socially constructed phenomenon in terms of relations dependent on kinship, friendship, or closeness. This article aims to scrutinize an example of a transnational family in the Oscar winner movie “Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)”. The descriptive-analytic research method with a qualitative approach was applied as the research methodology in this study. Network, family discourse, and time are found as the main contributors to the formation of a family. The network is the most powerful force multiplier for resolving conflicts in family, whether it be intrinsic or extrinsic. Additionally; heterarchical relationships are less prevalent than hierarchical ones, the primary factors in the development of family habits are cultural background and prior experiences, and the social construction of families can be prevented by the use of various languages and dialects. In the end, one of the fundamental principles underlying the social architecture of the family is time.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Everything Everywhere All at Once, Social Construction, Family Social Construction, Family Sociology, Schemata, Family Discourse

Oskar 2023 Törenine Sosyal Aile İnşası ile Göz Kırpma

Öz

Aile, akrabalık, dostluk veya yakınlığa dayalı ilişkiler açısından sosyal olarak inşa edilmiş bir olgudur. Bu makalenin amacı Oscar ödülü kazanan “Her Şey Her Yerde Hepsi Aynı Anda (2022)” filmindeki ulusötesi aile örneğini irdelemektir. Bu çalışmada araştırma yöntemi olarak nitel yaklaşımlı betimsel-analitik araştırma yöntemi uygulanmıştır. Çalışmada ailenin sosyal inşasında ağ, aile söylemi ve zamanın temel faktörler olduğu bulunmuştur. Ağ, ister içsel ister dışsal olsun, ailenin sosyal organizasyonundaki çatışmaları çözmek için en güçlü kuvvet çarpanıdır. Bunlara ek olarak; çalışma kapsamında elde edilen bulgular heterarşik ilişkilerin hiyerarşik ilişkilere göre daha az yaygın olduğunu, aile alışkanlıklarının gelişmesinde birincil faktörlerin kültürel geçmiş ve geçmiş deneyimler olduğunu ve çeşitli dillerin ve lehçelerin kullanılmasının ailelerin sosyal olarak inşasının önüne geçebildiğini göstermektedir. Nihayetinde ailenin sosyal mimarisinin altında yatan temel ilkelerden birisinin zaman olduğu saptanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Her şey Her yerde Aynı Zamanda, Sosyal İnşa, Ailenin Sosyal İnşası, Aile Sosyolojisi, Zihinsel Şema, Aile Söylemi

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