Continuity and Change in Turkish Urban Family Life

Bilge Ataca and Diane Sunar
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Bilge Ataca: Queen's University Ontario
Diane Sunar: Boğaziçi University Istanbul

Psychology and Developing Societies, 1999, vol. 11, issue 1, 77-90

Abstract: This study investigates continuity and change in child-rearing attitudes and intrafamily status of the woman in urban middle class Türkiye. A group of 75 women responded to questions about values attributed to children, preference for children's sex, and woman's status in relation to the husband. Findings indicate a decrease in the economic value and an increase in the psychological value of children, together with a decrease in boy preference and an increase in girl preference. Contrary to previous research, old age security is more often mentioned as a reason for preferring girls than for preferring boys. Compared to the past, women are more involved in decision-making in urban families. Equalitarian intrafamily relations, with increased shared decision- making, communication, and role sharing between spouses, are associated with lower levels of fertility.

Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1177/097133369901100104

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