MUSAKÖY MONOGRAPHY
MUSAKÖY MONOGRAFİSİ

Author : Mehmet Devrim TOPSES
Number of pages : 97-117

Abstract

The aim of this study is to explain the social structure of Musaköy, a village of central Çanakkale city, based on environmental variables. A questionnaire form including 31 questions along with on-site observation techniques were used as measurement tools. Residents of the village above 18 who were born in Musaköy and are currently living there comprised the study population. 57 randomly chosen villagers were interviewed and the data obtained was transformed into a frequency table through the SPSS 20 program. The low number of samples prevented the conduction of regression and correlation analysis. With the aim of considering and approving the results, the head of the village and the notables in the village were consulted often. The findings suggest that although traditional institutive affairs have been undergoing dissociation in Musaköy, they have still maintained their power in the social structure. Fatalism has still been a commonly respected belief in explaining nature, humanity and society. These results should be interpreted with the economic and geographic features of Musaköy. The fact that it has been located on very fertile lands and that the land distribution covers the entire population results in a very low number of i

Keywords

Social structure, Social change, Fatalism, Monography

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