Perceptions of different socio-economic status groups living in Ankara

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Ekici, Barış
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The aim of this study is to compare the cognitive maps of different socio-economic status groups living in Ankara. In-group and inter-group relations of divergent socio-economic status groups are the main focus of the study. In this perspective, perceptions of urban social space are examined in order to comprehend the in-group and inter-relations. Discussions are held both at city level and neighborhood level. These discussions are based on the research that was conducted between September 2003- February 2004 in the neighborhoods of Ankara; namely, Mamak, as a lower class neighborhood, Keçiören, Batikent, Yeni Mahalle, as lower-middle class neighborhoods, Gazi Osman Pasa, Bahçeli, Ümitköy, Bilkent, Oran as middle class and upper-middle class neighborhoods. I studied with an accidental sample of 39 urbanites living in these neighborhoods of Ankara. In order to determine the socio-economic status of the respondents, Murat Güvenç̕s (2001a) spatial differentiation and socio-economic status map was used as a guide. While examining the perceptions of urban social space, spatial behavior patterns and urban daily activities, this study aims to clarify definitions of ءus̕ and ءother̕, which inevitably create divisions in social geography of Ankara. Tensions between different socio-economic status groups reinforce these divisions in the city space of Ankara. Especially, limited social interaction between different socio-economic status groups in urban social space has crucial role in the construction of the boundaries between various divisions.
General Sociology.
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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/14800
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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B. Ekici, “Perceptions of different socio-economic status groups living in Ankara,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2004.
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