Political Socialization of Youth in SouthEast Anatolia Region Turkey Aytl Kasapoglu

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Political Socialization of Youth in South-East
Anatolia Region TurkeyAytül Kasapoglu Nilay
Çabuk Kaya University of Ankara
Youth and Politics Strange Bedfellows?
Comparative Perspectives on Political
Socialization International Conference Bruges,
3-4 July 2008
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Introduction

• This presentation aims
• to understand the patterns of youth political
  socialization
• to find a relationship between
  socio-demographic factors and youth perspective
  on the impact of Southeastern Anatolia Project
  (SAP) as a changing and transformation indicator.

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• This presentation includes four main parts
• ? Research Area
• ? Methods
• ? Findings
• ? Conclusions

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About the region

• Official name Southeastern Anatolia
• Provinces Gaziantep, Kilis, Diyarbakir,
  Adiyaman, Sanliurfa, Mardin, Batman, Siirt,
  Sirnak

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METHODS

• The main perspective that shaped the survey
  design was based on the premise that the
  socio-demographic, socio-economic and cultural
  disparities among young individuals bring about
  different orientations and situations on
  political socialization.

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Dependent variable

• Measured by 21 items Likert scale
• (Agree3 Neither agree or disagree2
  disagree1) based on the following subjects
• Modernization
• Employment
• Income
• Education
• Communication
• Transportation
• Tourism
• Industrialization
• Agriculture
• Religion
• NGO
• Migration
• Gender inequality

• political socialization
• (Attitudes Toward Change Scale)
• It was assumed that attitudes toward change
  would be used as an indicator to measure
  political socialization of youth.
• Political socialization examined by
  attitudes,values toward change.

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Independent variables

• Attitudes
• belonging to city/region/nation
• freedom versus security
• Turkeys entrance to EU

• Gender
• Mother tongue
• Education
• Citys development index
• Working status
• Income satisfaction
• Membership of NGO
• Tribal identity
• Religion

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• The survey was conducted among 498
• young individuals aged 14-24 (Mean Age18,42
  Std3,08) in the SAP region between June and July
  2007.
• Data collected through face to face interviews.

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Attitudes Toward Change Scale (ATCS) results were
as follows

• Mean 52.931
• Std 6.813
• Alfa reliability .71
• Minimum 27
• Maximum 63

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FINDINGS
Table 1 Comparison of ATCS by gender ()
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FINDINGS
Table 1 Comparison of ATCS by gender ()
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Table 2. Comparisons of ATCS by mother tong ()
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Table 3. Comparisons of ATCS by Education ()
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Table 4. Comparisons of ATCS by Citys
development index ()
pgt.05 the most developed city the least
developed city
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Table 5 Comparison of ATCS by working status
()
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Table 6 Comparison of ATCS by income
satisfaction ()
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Table 7 Comparison of ATCS by being the
member of tribe ()
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Table 8 Comparison of ATCS by attitudes about
religion ()
Pgt.05
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Table 9 Comparison of ATCS by NGOs
membership ()
Pgt.05
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Table 10 Comparison of ATCS by attitudes
about belong places ()
Pgt.05
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Table 11 Comparison of ATCS by attitudes
about freedom versus security ()
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Table 12 Comparison of ATCS by attitudes
about EU membership of Turkey ()
Pgt.05
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CONCLUSION

• According to the result of the research
• 1.There is a relatinships between education level
  and attitudes toward SAP.
• More educated youths privileged
  expectations from politicians are
• Democracy
• Struggle with poverty

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• 2. There is a relatinships between security and
  attitudes toward SAP.
• Young people care about the security in the
  region because of terrorism since 1980.

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• 3. Highly positive attitudes attributed to SAP by
  young people indicated that humanitarian aspects
  of SAP are very important.
• Young people focused on the human development
  aspect of the SAP .

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• 4. Young people suggested that SAP should be
  completed as soon as possible.