Mehmet Cihan Ecevit

E-mail

ecevitm@metu.edu.tr

Department

Department of Sociology

A sociological case study on the attitudes and behavior of students in urban Turkey Ecevit, Mehmet Cihan (2005-09-01) This research article examines relationships between health-promoting attitudes and behaviors of students in different urban, socioeconomic settings. A quantitative survey was carried out to compare attitudes and behaviors...
Support needs of the survivors of the August 17, 1999 earthquake in Turkey Kasapoglu, A; Ecevit, Y; Ecevit, Mehmet Cihan (2004-05-01) This paper aims to present a sociological analysis of social support related to disaster sociology in general and earthquakes specifically. The analysis is based on field research conducted a year after the 17 August 1999 ...
Culture and social structure: Identity in Turkey Kasapoglu, MA; Ecevit, Mehmet Cihan (2004-01-01) Using a historical and biographical perspective, this paper examines the structural elements and cultural signs of contemporary social events and problems in Turkey in order to understand their basic features. Hermeneutics...
Comparative behavioral response to future earthquakes: The cases of Turkey and USA Kasapoglu, A; Ecevit, Mehmet Cihan (2004-01-01) Loss of life and property from earthquakes is extensive and continues to grow in developing societies. On the other hand culture and social change have become key concepts in studies of mitigation of both natural and human...
Impact of the 1999 East Marmara Earthquake in Turkey Kasapoglu, A; Ecevit, Mehmet Cihan (2003-03-01) This paper studies responses to the 1999 Marmara Earthquake (Turkey) in which 18,000 people died, 50,000 people were injured, there were 5,000 building collapses and 340,000 damaged buildings, 14,513 businesses closed, 150...
Attitudes and behavior toward the environment - The case of Lake Burdur in Turkey Kasapoglu, MA; Ecevit, Mehmet Cihan (2002-05-01) This article aims to identify the variables that appear to be most influential in motivating individuals to participate in environmentally responsible behavior in a western city of Turkey. The model of Hines, Hungerford, a...
Demographic and psychosocial features and their effects on the survivors of the 1999 earthquake in Turkey Ecevit, Mehmet Cihan (2002-01-01) A survey was conducted of 500 survivors of the 1999 earthquake in Turkey to investigate their levels of alienation and forms of preparedness for future disasters. It was found that the level of alienation in general is not...

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