Child Labor in Turkey: An Overview

Uyan-Semerci, Pınar; Erdoğan, Emre

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“…It can be seen as a consequence of all these problematic situations and of political measures that are generally judged to be unsatisfactory that the problems in processes of growing up pile up (cf. Bayirbag et al, 2018;Sen & Selin, 2022;UNICEF, 2022;Uyan-Semerci & Erdogan, 2022a). This was compounded in recent years by high inflation and the COVID-19 pandemic (Erdogan et al, 2022).…”

Section: Children and Youth In A 'Between' Societymentioning

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Türkiye – Negotiating More Adulthood in an ‘In-between’ Country

Türkyilmaz

2023

The Emerald Handbook of Childhood and Youth in Asian Societies

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This contribution focuses on the transition from childhood to teenage years to gain insights into intergenerational relations in T ürkiye. At this transition, relations between the age groupsmaturing children and responsible adultsare partly renegotiated. Scopes of action, areas of responsibility, the right to have a say are being redefined, or at least contested. What becomes the subject of negotiation? How are the negotiations conducted? What are the successes and failures of negotiations? The answers give insights into the positions and mutual relations of adolescents and adults. Using focus group data with girls and complementing questionnaire material from teenagers in T ürkiye, we illuminate some challenges related to the age transition from the adolescents' perspective. The results show that the girlsin accordance with their peers and against the resistance of their parentstry to implement their idea that growing up means to become more equal and independent. From the parents' side, responsibility and maturityparticularly regarding (increasing) household and school obligationsemerged as the most dominant expectations toward the teenagers. Our findings suggest that this strong 'responsibilization' demanded by the parents and the girls' (albeit somewhat grudgingly achieved) ability to meet this expectation ensured girls' subordination within the intergenerational relationsa subordination that is thus upheld beyond childhood. We conclude that the particular contradictions the teenagers are confronted with when coming of age are increased by T ürkiye's status as a society between the East and the West that cannot be considered wholly collectivist anymore.

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Section: Children and Youth In A 'Between' Societymentioning

confidence: 99%

Türkiye – Negotiating More Adulthood in an ‘In-between’ Country

Türkyilmaz

2023

The Emerald Handbook of Childhood and Youth in Asian Societies

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Child Labor in Turkey: An Overview

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Türkiye – Negotiating More Adulthood in an ‘In-between’ Country

Türkiye – Negotiating More Adulthood in an ‘In-between’ Country

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