Isik A Aytac
Biographic Data
| ID | 127251 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Isik A Aytac |
| GIVEN NAMES | Isik A |
| FAMILY NAME | Aytac |
| SIGNATURE | AYTAC I A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Işik A. Ayiaç, Ph.D., is Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey. Her main fields of interest are stratification, work and family, and aging. She is currently studying the impact of the Turkish economic crisis on work and family life. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 65 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Economic Crisis and Marital Problems in Turkey: Testing the Family Stress Model
This paper applied the family stress model to the case of Turkey in the wake of the 2001 economic crisis. Using structural equation modeling and a nationally representative urban sample of 711 married women and 490 married men, we tested whether economic hardship and the associated family economic strain on families resulted in greater marital problems. Our results showed a modified family stress model applies to Turkey. In contrast to most previ…
Gender Inequality in Schooling: The Case of Turkey
Drawing on recent research on education in developing countries, this article examines gender inequality in schooling in Turkey. Using a nationally representative sample of Turkish youths, it assesses the effects of macrostructure, family resources, and cultural attitudes and practices on primary and postprimary school attainment. The results show that while locality, family resources, and family structure and culture influence the education of b…
Socioeconomic factors and incidence of erectile dysfunction: Findings of the longitudinal Massachussetts Male Aging Study
Intergenerational Financial Support among Whites, African Americans, and Latinos
Recent empirical research has found that interhousehold exchanges of goods and services are more frequent among Whites than among African Americans or Latinos. This study explores racial and ethnic differences in kin support and focuses on financial support that adult children receive from their parents. We decompose the observed group differences in the incidence of adult children's receiving assistance into those explained by behavioral pattern…
Demography of Aging. Linda G. Martin , Samuel H. Preston
Intergenerational Financial Support among Whites, African Americans, and Latinos
Recent empirical research has found that interhousehold exchanges of goods and services are more frequent among Whites than among African Americans or Latinos. This study explores racial and ethnic differences in kin support and focuses on financial support that adult children receive from their parents. We decompose the observed group differences in the incidence of adult children's receiving assistance into those explained by behavioral pattern…
Economic Crisis and Marital Problems in Turkey: Testing the Family Stress Model
This paper applied the family stress model to the case of Turkey in the wake of the 2001 economic crisis. Using structural equation modeling and a nationally representative urban sample of 711 married women and 490 married men, we tested whether economic hardship and the associated family economic strain on families resulted in greater marital problems. Our results showed a modified family stress model applies to Turkey. In contrast to most previ…
Gender Inequality in Schooling: The Case of Turkey
Drawing on recent research on education in developing countries, this article examines gender inequality in schooling in Turkey. Using a nationally representative sample of Turkish youths, it assesses the effects of macrostructure, family resources, and cultural attitudes and practices on primary and postprimary school attainment. The results show that while locality, family resources, and family structure and culture influence the education of b…
Socioeconomic factors and incidence of erectile dysfunction: Findings of the longitudinal Massachussetts Male Aging Study
Demography of Aging. Linda G. Martin , Samuel H. Preston
Intergenerational Financial Support among Whites, African Americans, and Latinos
Recent empirical research has found that interhousehold exchanges of goods and services are more frequent among Whites than among African Americans or Latinos. This study explores racial and ethnic differences in kin support and focuses on financial support that adult children receive from their parents. We decompose the observed group differences in the incidence of adult children's receiving assistance into those explained by behavioral pattern…
Socioeconomic factors and incidence of erectile dysfunction: Findings of the longitudinal Massachussetts Male Aging Study
Gender Inequality in Schooling: The Case of Turkey
Drawing on recent research on education in developing countries, this article examines gender inequality in schooling in Turkey. Using a nationally representative sample of Turkish youths, it assesses the effects of macrostructure, family resources, and cultural attitudes and practices on primary and postprimary school attainment. The results show that while locality, family resources, and family structure and culture influence the education of b…
Economic Crisis and Marital Problems in Turkey: Testing the Family Stress Model
This paper applied the family stress model to the case of Turkey in the wake of the 2001 economic crisis. Using structural equation modeling and a nationally representative urban sample of 711 married women and 490 married men, we tested whether economic hardship and the associated family economic strain on families resulted in greater marital problems. Our results showed a modified family stress model applies to Turkey. In contrast to most previ…
Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)