Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
ESA 2021 Conference – Sociological Knowledges for Alternative Futures, Barcelona, İspanya, 31 Ağustos - 03 Eylül 2021, ss.1089
This study examines the findings of a research project about the pandemic experiences of youth during the COVID-19 in Turkey and the dynamics affecting these experiences, through a gendered perspective. In this mixed-method research, 955 surveys are conducted with young adults, aged between 18 to 30 and 40 in-depth interviews were carried out with 20 women and 20 men selected with nested sampling. Due to a global emphasis on “social” distancing as a major precaution against the spreading of the virus, “staying at home” gained importance. Moreover, the data in this study shows that the majority of the participants live with their families during the pandemic. Thus, this study focuses on the domestic dynamics and their impacts on youth’s way of coping with the COVID-19. The main argument of this study is that instead of developing a new form of the domestic division of labor in Turkey, gender stereotypes are reproduced under the conditions of the pandemic. While “staying at home” means more responsibilities for the young women, it means more involvement in productive activities for young men. Additionally, the findings of this study suggest that compared to men, women adopt positive coping strategies more commonly, as well as making use of emotional and behavioral coping strategies more often. These gendered differences of youth’s experience during the pandemic are discussed comprehensively in relation to their familial relations, educational experiences, social relations, economic situations, and daily experiences.