The Conditions of Woman in Turkey: The Relationship Between Quality of Life and Happiness

Authors

  • Aylin Çakıroğlu-Çevik

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33831/jws.v17i2.214

Keywords:

quality of life, happiness, woman, Turkey

Abstract

In the world, the new perspectives developed in the context of approaches guiding the development, well-being and welfare studies have led to the emergence of the new concepts and definitions. Some of them are used as topics or argument for research by different disciplines and have become popular among contemporary scientific community. In recent years, quality of life and happiness concepts are the most popular ones. Although these do not have standard definitions, there is an agreement on their multidimensional features. Because of that, when they are used for research, they should be clearly defined. In this study, quality of life has been defined and measured via Allardt’s (1993) model including having (the material living conditions), loving (the social relations), being (the quality of society) and alienation because it combines both objective and subjective indicators. The aim of this study is to explore the conditions of women in Turkey within the context of the relationship between quality of life and happiness. This will be done by using data provided by the European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) completed in 2007 which is the last available data set. The survey was administered on individuals of 18 years and above with 2000 respondents in Turkey. Also included is a measure of various life domains which also served as a measure of quality of life indexes based on Allardt’s model. In summary, this study intends to indicate the conditions of women in Turkey within the context of the relationship between quality of life and happiness in comparison to the men. Hence, this study intends to underline the gender issue as paramount importance for social inequality and social policies. 

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Published

2016-12-12

How to Cite

Çakıroğlu-Çevik, A. (2016). The Conditions of Woman in Turkey: The Relationship Between Quality of Life and Happiness. Kadın/Woman 2000, Journal for Women’s Studies, 17(2), 133–160. https://doi.org/10.33831/jws.v17i2.214