Browsing by Keywords "Gender"
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"Acta est fabula, plaudite!" : the role of women in late medieval England : the evidence from wills
(Bilkent University, 2009)The purpose of this thesis is to provide an insight into the role and place of women in late medieval England through a qualitative and quantitative examination of 403 women’s wills from 1300 to 1500. The sample used in ... -
Aging alters the molecular dynamics of synapses in a sexually dimorphic pattern in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
(Elsevier, 2017-06)The zebrafish has become a popular model for studying normal brain aging due to its large fecundity, conserved genome, and available genetic tools; but little data exists about neurobiological age-related alterations. The ... -
Ahmet Mithat Efendi'de mizahın toplumsal cinsiyeti
(Bilkent University, 2014)Ahmet Mithat Efendi, one of the most prolific writers of the establishment phase of modern literature, depicts an age of political and social transformation, while also producing the first examples of novels and stories. ... -
Audience reception of teen TV dramas : experience of romance and pleasure
(Bilkent University, 2016-09)Teen TV dramas are one of the mediums that provide people with conventional, socially constructed ideals about love which are culturally related to and presented with gender and morality. This thesis mainly discusses how ... -
Beyond the culturalization of the headscarf : women with headscarves in retail jobs in 2000s Turkey
(Bilkent University, 2014)This dissertation studies the roles and meanings of the headscarf in the lives of lower middle class, non-university educated women working in private sector retail jobs. The study critically discusses the extent to which ... -
Boundaries of gendered space : traditional Turkish house
(Bilkent University, 2001)This work looks at the traditional Turkish house and its two boundaries from the point of gender-space relationship. Acknowledging that gender and space mutually construct each other, this thesis explains both the ... -
Buse Kılıçkaya'nın hayatı ve Türkiye LGBTT toplumuna kazandırdıkları
(Bilkent University, 2018)Türkiye’de başta LGBTT hakları olmak üzere, insan haklarında öncü bir aktivist olan Buse Kılıçkaya’nın hayatı, hayatından deneyimler, tecrübeler ve kazanımlar işlendi. Kılıçkaya’nın doğduğu dönemden bugüne eşit hak talepli ... -
Cognitive and emotional representations of terror attacks: a cross-cultural exploration
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, 2007)A questionnaire measuring cognitive and affective representations of terror risk was developed and tested in Turkey and Israel. Participants in the study were university students from the two countries (n = 351). Four ... -
Contextual effects on ethical sensitivity and penalty judgments
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003)The aim of the current study is to explore the potential existence of contextual effects on ethical sensitivity and penalty judgments. In so doing, Turkish female and male business students’ ethical judgments for accounting ... -
Early time-locked gamma response and gender specificity
(Elsevier BV, 2006-06)The aim was to investigate whether gender is a causative factor in the gamma status according to which some individuals respond with time-locked, early gamma response, G+, while the others do not show this response, G-. ... -
Economic performance and unemployment: evidence from an emerging economy
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2006)Purpose - This article seeks to examine whether or not various macroeconomic policy shocks have different effects on overall unemployment and the unemployment by different levels of education in Turkey. These effects are ... -
The effects of learning styles and gender on the academic performance of interior architecture students
(Elsevier, 2010-01)The study focuses on design education using ‘Index of Learning Style’ (ILS) and explores the effects of learning styles and gender on the performance scores of design students. The ILS is designed to assess preferences ... -
The European Union’s impact on Turkey’s gender related employment policy since 1999 Helsinki Summit
(Bilkent University, 2018-08)Turkey and the European Union (EU) relations began in 1959 with Turkey’s application for full membership. However, the literature on this issue has started to occupy substantial space in European studies as well as ... -
Exploring vertical navigation within a virtual environment : a staircase experience
(Bilkent University, 2012)Architectural cues are configured by architects in the initial phase of design process. Local architectural cues within an environment can aid individuals during navigation and influence their spatial orientation. ... -
Fictions of masculinites in Ottoman literature (17th, 18th, 19th centuries)
(Bilkent University, 2016-06)The primary purpose of this dissertation is to understad the changing fictions of masculinites in Ottoman literature, especially poems of 17th , 18th, 19th centuries. In this way, 7 literary works which reflects the social ... -
Gender and locality-related differences in circulation behavior in a museum setting
(Routledge, 2009)The authors present the results of a case study conducted at the Sadberk Hanim Museum in Istanbul, which explored the relationship between gender and locality (being a native resident or foreign tourist) of visitors and ... -
Gender and student achievement in Turkey : school types and regional differences based on PISA 2012 data
(Bilkent University, 2017-06)Gender inequality has always been a major global issue in all fields. Unfortunately, we are living in a world that is still dealing with this persistent problem, the core of which is primarily education. According to global ... -
Gender and the formation of late modern national subjectivity in Turkey: Islamic and Kurdish women in local politics
(Bilkent University, 2016-01)This dissertation looks at the self-narrations of the AKP and the BDP women local representatives and argues that a distinct female national subjectivity is constructed and performed throughout these narrations. Late ... -
Gender issues and conflicts in brontë's Jane Eyre: an interpretive synthesis for informing critical literacy instruction
(Bilkent University, 2018-06)The purpose of this study is to identify the issues as well as conflicts of gender in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre with the aim of providing lines of arguments as guidelines to inform critical literacy instruction. To ... -
Gender representations in the 6th, 7th and 8th grade ELT coursebooks published by the Turkish Ministry of National Education
(Bilkent University, 2013)How genders are represented in teaching materials affect social values, behavior; and messages conveyed through gender roles presented in the coursebooks influence the development of students’ self-esteem and their ...
