Gender Identity Crisis in the Urban Kitchen

In the context of gender roles, this paper raises questions concerning the entrance of middle class men into the kitchen that is usually associated as a place that belongs to women and in these cases how the relationship between woman and man is effected in Turkey. In-depth interviews were held with...

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Main Authors: Şimşek, Burcu, İnce, Şengül
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53191
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description In the context of gender roles, this paper raises questions concerning the entrance of middle class men into the kitchen that is usually associated as a place that belongs to women and in these cases how the relationship between woman and man is effected in Turkey. In-depth interviews were held with five middle class couples living in Ankara in their own kitchens. Carrying out the interviews in the couples’ own kitchens gave us the opportunity to observe their relationship to the kitchen as well as their behaviours in the kitchen. At the end of this study, it is likely to point to the change in the meaning and state of the kitchen in addition to which we talk about the shift in the meaning from preparation of food as part of biological necessity to emphasis on life style with the entrance of men into the kitchen. Women are not always happy about men’s ownership of the kitchen on the other hand.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-531912017-09-13T00:45:07Z Gender Identity Crisis in the Urban Kitchen Şimşek, Burcu İnce, Şengül In the context of gender roles, this paper raises questions concerning the entrance of middle class men into the kitchen that is usually associated as a place that belongs to women and in these cases how the relationship between woman and man is effected in Turkey. In-depth interviews were held with five middle class couples living in Ankara in their own kitchens. Carrying out the interviews in the couples’ own kitchens gave us the opportunity to observe their relationship to the kitchen as well as their behaviours in the kitchen. At the end of this study, it is likely to point to the change in the meaning and state of the kitchen in addition to which we talk about the shift in the meaning from preparation of food as part of biological necessity to emphasis on life style with the entrance of men into the kitchen. Women are not always happy about men’s ownership of the kitchen on the other hand. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53191 restricted
spellingShingle Şimşek, Burcu
İnce, Şengül
Gender Identity Crisis in the Urban Kitchen
title Gender Identity Crisis in the Urban Kitchen
title_full Gender Identity Crisis in the Urban Kitchen
title_fullStr Gender Identity Crisis in the Urban Kitchen
title_full_unstemmed Gender Identity Crisis in the Urban Kitchen
title_short Gender Identity Crisis in the Urban Kitchen
title_sort gender identity crisis in the urban kitchen
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53191