The Social Control of Sexuality: An Examination of Gender and Regional Effects on Turkish Young Adults

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, ergen ve genç yetişkin örnekleminde cinselliğe yönelik sosyal kontrol kaynaklarını incelemektir. Temel olarak aile, yakınlar, mahalle, akran grubu ve dini yönelim cinsellik üzerinde sosyal kontrol mekanizmaları olarak işlev görür. Cinselliğin yaşama biçiminden kimlerle yaşanabileceğine kadar uzanan kurallar ve normlar toplum tarafından belirlenir. Toplumlar sosyal olarak beklenen ve beklenmeyen cinsel davranışlar açısından farklılık gösterse de, belirli bir toplum içinde bölgesel farklılıklar da vardır. Bu çalışma cinselliğe yönelik sosyal kontrol mekanizmalarını incelemeyi hedeflemiş ve bu doğrultuda Türkiye'nin farklı bölgelerinde (metropol ve taşra) yer alan üniversitelerden toplam 218 genç yetişkin (129 kadın ve 89 erkek) katılımcı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler Cinsel İletişimi Ölçeği, Ebeveyn Kontrolü Ölçeği, Algılanan Dindarlık ve Sosyal Kontrol Ölçeği ve demografik bilgiler de dahil olmak üzere öz-bildirim anket formu ile toplanmıştır.Sonuçlar genel olarak değerlendirildiğinde hem cinsiyetin hem de bölgesel farklılıkların cinsel davaranışı etkileyen önemli faktörler olduğu görülmüştür. Özelliklle evlilik öncesi cinselliğe yönelik tutumlarda sosyal kontrolün kadın üzerinde daha belirleyici olduğu ve bölgelere göre değişkenlik gösterdiği bulunmuştur.

Cinselliğe Yönelik Sosyal Kontrol: Türkiye'deki Genç Yetişkinlerde Cinsiyet ve Bölgesel Etkilerin Incelenmesi

The main aim of the current study is to investigate the social control over sexuality in Turkish young adult sample. Social institutions, primarily the family, relatives, neighborhood, peer group and religion are the sources of control for sexual expression, and these social institutions may activate sanctioning systems when norms are violated. While societies differ remarkably in what they consider socially desirable and undesirable in terms of sexual behavior, regional differences in given society may have also effect on sexuality and consequently differ in what they attempt to prevent or promote. Thus, the present study investigates social controls over sexuality within the young adults (n= 218) in Turkish male and female sample (129 women and 89 men) in different regions (urban and rural cities). Data were collected through self-report questionnaires including Sexual Communication Scale, Parental Monitoring Scale, Perceived Religiosity and Social Control Scale and demographic informations. In general, results revealed that both gender and regional difference were important factors, which affects sexual behaviors of young people. While in the current study, social control mechanisms similar to other cultures, confirm gender differences in terms of students' behaviors towards nonmarital sexuality, regional differences contribute further understanding within culture variation.

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