Spatial choicesof middle classes in Çayyolu and Keçiören; Ankara

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2007

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Tirkeş Korkmaz, Güliz

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This study is based on a comparison of the spatial choices of two middle class groups residing in Çayyolu and Keçiören in Ankara. Spatial choices include the residences and neighborhood, the consumption of various places and activities in urban space and evaluations of the urban space. To search for the effects of alternative factors on the spatial choices along with well-known economic capital, two upper middle class groups are chosen as the basis of comparison. In line with the effects of Bourdieu’s cultural capital and social and symbolic capital on the differentiation of middle class; the location choice, spatial use and evaluation differences of the two groups at hand are investigated. Based on the effects of consumption sphere in class formation, the influence of the concept of ‘taste’ and the differentiating aspect of lifestyle is discussed and how the resulting spatial tastes and choices may affect the development of urban space is presented in the case of Ankara. The importance of considering theoretically the local variations in studies conducted in urban space based on the daily practices of urbanites is revealed by the discussions of cultural factors that are special to Ankara and Turkey.

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Regional planning., Urban Sociology, Urban Groups.

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/2/12608534/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/17195

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G. Tirkeş Korkmaz, “Spatial choicesof middle classes in Çayyolu and Keçiören; Ankara,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2007.