Women and gender

2014-01-01
Beşpınar Akgüner, Fatma Umut
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In 2001, in the midst of financial difficulties, Turkey was under IMF stewardship, yet it has emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in the world. This title explores how these and other changes have shaped the way people in Turkey perceive themselves and how the country's self-image shapes its actions.
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/74593
Department of Sociology, Book / Book chapter

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F. U. Beşpınar Akgüner, Women and gender. 2014, p. 144.
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