Reproduction and differentiation strategies of upper-middle class group in Ankara

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2009

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Yaran, Pınar

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The main objective of this study is to investigate reproduction strategies of upper-middle class group of people in Ankara and their differentiation propensities in the fragmentation process of urban space. Dispositions and everyday life practices of upper-middle group on Bourdieu’s approach in the urban space of Ankara are analyzed on the basis of intensive interviews with upper-middle class women. In this sense, special emphasis is placed on this group’s close family relations, investment strategies in education, housing and living space strategies.

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Political science., Reproduction Strategies.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/19153

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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P. Yaran, “Reproduction and differentiation strategies of upper-middle class group in Ankara,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2009.