Nuran Hortaçsu
Biographic Data
| ID | 192679 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nuran Hortaçsu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nuran |
| FAMILY NAME | Hortaçsu |
| SIGNATURE | HORTAÇSU N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Middle East Technical University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Changes in network composition and need satisfaction received from different network sectors during the first semester in university
The aim was to investigate changes in composition of students’ social networks and in satisfaction of various needs by different network sectors during the first semester in university. Questionnaires were distributed to 235 first year Turkish students attending Middle East Technical University (METU) at the beginning and end of the first semester. Eighty-eight students lived with and 147 lived away from parents. Network members were grouped into…
Adult daughter aging mother relationship over the life cycle
The effects of social change on relationships between older mothers and daughters in Turkey
This paper discusses several changes in mother-daughter relationships in Turkey and their association with changing social conditions. It is based on in-depth interviews with 30 older mothers and their adult daughters. As a country experiencing rapid urbanisation, westernisation, military coups and economic crises, Turkey provides an increasingly changing setting for the investigation of inter-cohort changes in inter-generational relationships. M…
Values, identities and social constructions of the European Union among Turkish university youth
The present study aimed to investigate Turkish university youth's constructions concerning the European Union (EU) and their reactions to the EU's December 2002 Copenhagen summit decision to delay discussion of Turkey's entry to the EU. Specifically it aimed to show that socio-political identities among Turkish youth were related to historical developments in Turkey's past and that these identities had associations with values of ethnocentricism,…
Perceived Attitudes Towards Romanticism; A Cross-cultural Study of American, Asian-Indian, and Turkish Young Adults
The Knox & Sporakowski attitudes toward romantic love scale, a list of 13 desired qualities in a prospective partner, and a demographic questionnaire were distributed to a total of 641 young adults at three international universities in America, Turkey, and India. The sample consisted of 200 American young adults in Western U.S., 223 Turkish college students in Central Turkey, and 218 Indian young adults enrolled at a university in Western India …
Desire for Children in Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan
The purpose of this study was to investigate son preference with respect to desired number of children and perceived instrumentality of children in relation to a number of values. The sample included respondents of Turkic origin residing in Ashgabat and Baku, the respective capitals of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. The results revealed that Turkmens desired a greater number of children and ascribed greater importance to having children than did Az…
Current and Dissolved Relationships
The aim of the present study was to investigate people's constructions of past and present relationships and to determine the predictors of affect related to the two kinds of relationships. The results showed similar affect and commitment factors for both kinds of relationships. Self and partner factors emerged as separated dimensions for dissolved relationships but current relationships were typified by their merger. Regression analyses showed d…
Perceived Attitudes Towards Romanticism; A Cross-cultural Study of American, Asian-Indian, and Turkish Young Adults
The Knox & Sporakowski attitudes toward romantic love scale, a list of 13 desired qualities in a prospective partner, and a demographic questionnaire were distributed to a total of 641 young adults at three international universities in America, Turkey, and India. The sample consisted of 200 American young adults in Western U.S., 223 Turkish college students in Central Turkey, and 218 Indian young adults enrolled at a university in Western India …
Adult daughter aging mother relationship over the life cycle
Values, identities and social constructions of the European Union among Turkish university youth
The present study aimed to investigate Turkish university youth's constructions concerning the European Union (EU) and their reactions to the EU's December 2002 Copenhagen summit decision to delay discussion of Turkey's entry to the EU. Specifically it aimed to show that socio-political identities among Turkish youth were related to historical developments in Turkey's past and that these identities had associations with values of ethnocentricism,…
Current and Dissolved Relationships
The aim of the present study was to investigate people's constructions of past and present relationships and to determine the predictors of affect related to the two kinds of relationships. The results showed similar affect and commitment factors for both kinds of relationships. Self and partner factors emerged as separated dimensions for dissolved relationships but current relationships were typified by their merger. Regression analyses showed d…
Current and Dissolved Relationships
The aim of the present study was to investigate people's constructions of past and present relationships and to determine the predictors of affect related to the two kinds of relationships. The results showed similar affect and commitment factors for both kinds of relationships. Self and partner factors emerged as separated dimensions for dissolved relationships but current relationships were typified by their merger. Regression analyses showed d…
Desire for Children in Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan
The purpose of this study was to investigate son preference with respect to desired number of children and perceived instrumentality of children in relation to a number of values. The sample included respondents of Turkic origin residing in Ashgabat and Baku, the respective capitals of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. The results revealed that Turkmens desired a greater number of children and ascribed greater importance to having children than did Az…
Perceived Attitudes Towards Romanticism; A Cross-cultural Study of American, Asian-Indian, and Turkish Young Adults
The Knox & Sporakowski attitudes toward romantic love scale, a list of 13 desired qualities in a prospective partner, and a demographic questionnaire were distributed to a total of 641 young adults at three international universities in America, Turkey, and India. The sample consisted of 200 American young adults in Western U.S., 223 Turkish college students in Central Turkey, and 218 Indian young adults enrolled at a university in Western India …
Adult daughter aging mother relationship over the life cycle
The effects of social change on relationships between older mothers and daughters in Turkey
This paper discusses several changes in mother-daughter relationships in Turkey and their association with changing social conditions. It is based on in-depth interviews with 30 older mothers and their adult daughters. As a country experiencing rapid urbanisation, westernisation, military coups and economic crises, Turkey provides an increasingly changing setting for the investigation of inter-cohort changes in inter-generational relationships. M…
Values, identities and social constructions of the European Union among Turkish university youth
The present study aimed to investigate Turkish university youth's constructions concerning the European Union (EU) and their reactions to the EU's December 2002 Copenhagen summit decision to delay discussion of Turkey's entry to the EU. Specifically it aimed to show that socio-political identities among Turkish youth were related to historical developments in Turkey's past and that these identities had associations with values of ethnocentricism,…
Changes in network composition and need satisfaction received from different network sectors during the first semester in university
The aim was to investigate changes in composition of students’ social networks and in satisfaction of various needs by different network sectors during the first semester in university. Questionnaires were distributed to 235 first year Turkish students attending Middle East Technical University (METU) at the beginning and end of the first semester. Eighty-eight students lived with and 147 lived away from parents. Network members were grouped into…
Psychology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Turkish (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Politics (3 works)