A Study on the meanings attributed to the words "mother" and "father" by students (The case of Akdeniz University)

Durugonul E., Dundar Ö.

Akdeniz Language Studies Conference, Antalya, Türkiye, 9 - 12 Mayıs 2012, cilt.70, ss.1180-1185 identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 70
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.01.174
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Antalya
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1180-1185
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Mother, father, sex, gender, gender roles, language, association, sociolinguistics
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study is to register whether university students associate the 44 words in the questionnaire with "mother" or "father". These words have been acquired in the study realized by Zeybekoglu-Dundar, Durugonul and Arikan (2011) entitled "A Study on the Meaning Attributed to the Words "Mother" and "Father"" through the structured interview technique by interviewing individuals between the ages 18-22 (n=30) and individuals of 50 years and above (n=30). The questionnaire that consists of 44 words was applied to 200 students studying at the Akdeniz University in the 2011-2012 academic year and they were requested to decide for each of the words whether they matched the concept of mother or father. The acquired data was transferred to frequency and percentile tables, then it was determined in what ratio the 44 different words were associated with mother or father and finally the results were evaluated in the context of traditional gender roles. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of ALSC 2012