Concubines Sisters Citizens

Undoubtedly, a lot of progress has been made in Women's Studies in our country in recent years. However, it cannot be said that the mentality that ignores the critical perspective that these researches can bring to sociological studies has been overcome. Concubines, Sisters, Citizens, which contains selected articles written by Deniz Kandiyoti between 1975 and 1995, brings very important breakthroughs in this field. The effect of rural/urban transformation on gender roles; The meaning of Kemalist feminism; questioning gender roles in the context of nationalism, state and Islam; the connection of male identities with society and the institutionalization of power and domination; the oppressiveness of patriarchy on men as well as women; Possibilities of the concept of "gender" proposed instead of the term "woman"; It opens up many issues for discussion, such as examining this concept within the framework of understandings of "modernity". Concubines, Sisters, Citizens is a very valuable resource that will attract the attention of those working in the field of Women's Studies, as well as schools trying to understand the changing dynamics in Turkey.



Number of Pages: 221

Year of Printing: 2015


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Metis Publishing

First Printing Year: 2000

Number of Pages: 221

Language Turkish