Belonging in Australia not Turkey: The Sense of Belonging for Turkish Australians Living in Sydney
Sense of belonging and friendship are important aspects in ethnic identity. As such, the study explored the relationship between the sense of belonging and friendship of young Turkish Australian females in embracing their ethnic identity. Data was obtained from five young Turkish Australian females...
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| author | Ruhil Amal, Azmuddin Mohammad Musab, Azmat Ali Nor Yazi, Khamis |
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| description | Sense of belonging and friendship are important aspects in ethnic identity. As such, the study explored the relationship between the sense of belonging and friendship of young Turkish Australian females in embracing their ethnic identity. Data was obtained from five young Turkish
Australian females living in Sydney through two rounds of face to face interviews. The first round was semi-structured interviews while the second, after a month gap, was exploratory type of interviews to yield rich data. The analyses indicated deeper understanding of ethnic identity among the young participants through the sense of belonging and friendships developed. Inevitably other components of ethnic identity were found to be interwoven with the two, contributing significant roles in depicting the participants’ ethnic identity. |
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| spelling | ump-43822018-06-12T01:18:25Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/4382/ Belonging in Australia not Turkey: The Sense of Belonging for Turkish Australians Living in Sydney Ruhil Amal, Azmuddin Mohammad Musab, Azmat Ali Nor Yazi, Khamis H Social Sciences (General) Sense of belonging and friendship are important aspects in ethnic identity. As such, the study explored the relationship between the sense of belonging and friendship of young Turkish Australian females in embracing their ethnic identity. Data was obtained from five young Turkish Australian females living in Sydney through two rounds of face to face interviews. The first round was semi-structured interviews while the second, after a month gap, was exploratory type of interviews to yield rich data. The analyses indicated deeper understanding of ethnic identity among the young participants through the sense of belonging and friendships developed. Inevitably other components of ethnic identity were found to be interwoven with the two, contributing significant roles in depicting the participants’ ethnic identity. International Journal of Education and Research 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/4382/1/Sense_of_Belonging_published.pdf Ruhil Amal, Azmuddin and Mohammad Musab, Azmat Ali and Nor Yazi, Khamis (2013) Belonging in Australia not Turkey: The Sense of Belonging for Turkish Australians Living in Sydney. International Journal of Education and Research, 1 (8). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2201-6333 (Print); 2201-6740 (online). (Published) http://www.ijern.com/journal/August-2013/48.pdf |
| spellingShingle | H Social Sciences (General) Ruhil Amal, Azmuddin Mohammad Musab, Azmat Ali Nor Yazi, Khamis Belonging in Australia not Turkey: The Sense of Belonging for Turkish Australians Living in Sydney |
| title | Belonging in Australia not Turkey: The Sense of Belonging for Turkish Australians Living in Sydney |
| title_full | Belonging in Australia not Turkey: The Sense of Belonging for Turkish Australians Living in Sydney |
| title_fullStr | Belonging in Australia not Turkey: The Sense of Belonging for Turkish Australians Living in Sydney |
| title_full_unstemmed | Belonging in Australia not Turkey: The Sense of Belonging for Turkish Australians Living in Sydney |
| title_short | Belonging in Australia not Turkey: The Sense of Belonging for Turkish Australians Living in Sydney |
| title_sort | belonging in australia not turkey: the sense of belonging for turkish australians living in sydney |
| topic | H Social Sciences (General) |
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