Gendered Aspects of Policies to Fight the COVID-19 Outbreak

Vezir Aktaş; Marco Nılsson; Yeliz Kındap Tepe

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Gendered Aspects of Policies to Fight the COVID-19 Outbreak

Authors:

Vezir Aktaş | Marco Nılsson | Yeliz Kındap Tepe

Publisher:

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Main Topics:

Değişme | Azgelişmişlik ve Modernleşme Sosyolojisi | Kadın Araştırmaları | Sosyal Değişim

Journal:

HUMANITAS - Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.11 Issue 22, pp.42-64

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001301096

pISSN:

2147-088X

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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 governments 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 habitshobbies; 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.

 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 governments 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 habitshobbies; 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.

 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 governments 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 habitshobbies; 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.

 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 Türkiyedeki 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.

Article Details

Gendered Aspects of Policies to Fight the COVID-19 Outbreak

Authors:

Vezir Aktaş | Marco Nılsson | Yeliz Kındap Tepe

Publisher:

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Main Topics:

Değişme | Azgelişmişlik ve Modernleşme Sosyolojisi | Kadın Araştırmaları | Sosyal Değişim

Journal:

HUMANITAS - Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.11 Issue 22, pp.42-64

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001301096

pISSN:

2147-088X

Turkey

government policy/measures

Covid-19 pandemic

curfews

lockdowns

gendered differencesTürkiye

hükümet politikası/önlemleri

COVID-19 salgını

sokağa çıkma yasakları

karantinalar

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Vezir Aktaş | Marco Nılsson | Yeliz Kındap Tepe

Publisher: Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Main Topics: Değişme | Azgelişmişlik ve Modernleşme Sosyolojisi | Kadın Araştırmaları | Sosyal Değişim

Journal: HUMANITAS - Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.11 Issue 22, pp.42-64

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 10/2023

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001301096

pISSN: 2147-088X

Issues

Authors:

Vezir Aktaş | Marco Nılsson | Yeliz Kındap Tepe

Publisher:

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Main Topics:

Değişme | Azgelişmişlik ve Modernleşme Sosyolojisi | Kadın Araştırmaları | Sosyal Değişim

Journal:

HUMANITAS - Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.11 Issue 22, pp.42-64

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001301096

pISSN:

2147-088X