Browsing by Author "Kiran, Elif"

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    Being old in a country with a large youth population: the case of Turkey
    (Lviv Polytechnic Publishing House, 2016) Kiran, Elif; Namık Kemal University
    This paper focuses on the ageing issue in Turkish society and it aims to draw a general framework of the percentage and life standards of old people in the country. National statistics and social policies are the main resources used to reach this aim.
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    Gender stereotypes in Turkish soap operas
    (Lviv Polytechnic Publishing House, 2016) Kiran, Elif; Namık Kemal University
    This study focuses on the effect of soap operas on the construction and continuation of gender stereotypical images of woman. To this aim, a general framework of gender stereotypes and their relation with mass media is drawn and in the following part, two famous series on Turkish TV channels is analyzed in terms of gender stereotypical roles of the female characters in these series.