Perception and Contribution of Public Relations to Society

What Does the Public Think? Insights from Türkiye

Bibliographic Data

ID13026458
AuthorsSerra Görpe (0000-0002-9634-2827, University of Sharjah, corresponding author), Burcu Öksüz (0000-0003-4195-9261, Izmir Kâtip Çelebi University)
Year2024
Volume13
Issue12
Pages675-675
Publication date2024-12-13
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/socsci13120675
OpenAlexW4405442283
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited55

The aim of this study is to understand how the public perceives public relations and why it is perceived in that way by society. This research is related to the perception of public relations and is conducted in Türkiye. Semi-structured interviews with 30 people from different occupations/professions are conducted to identify their views on public relations. In addition to the perception of public relations, this study aims to find out the contribution of public relations to the organizations and society. Findings state that public relations is considered to have an important function for the organization and society. The Turkish participants of the study have an idea of public relations and are accurately describing some aspects of public relations. Their view is not negative, and they think that public relations contributes to society because it provides information to society from organizations. They also state that public relations should pay attention to the values of society. However, the public relations practitioner is perceived to favor the interest of the organization when a conflict between the organization and the public occurs

Function (biology · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · State (computer science · Turkish · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Public Relations and Crisis Communication

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