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DOI :10.26650/iukad.2024.156851   IUP :10.26650/iukad.2024.156851    Full Text (PDF)

Household Decision-Making Dynamics in Türkiye: An Analysis of Selected Indicators

Ayşenur Karakaş Aydınbakar

Using data from the 2021 Family Structure Survey, this study examines the factors influencing decision-making within households in Türkiye, focusing on household headship and decisions related to major expenditures, shopping, and cooking through specialisation, bargaining power, and gender roles. The results from the linear probability model highlight that age seniority plays a significant role in determining household headship, while employment status affects headship, which emphasises time availability as a key factor in decision-making. Regarding decisionmaking on expenditures, shopping, and cooking, mixed but interesting findings emerged. The multinomial logistic regression results reveal that a wife’s higher education increases the relative risk ratio for female-dominant decision-making in traditionally male-dominated areas. Additionally, men’s traditional gender attitudes significantly hinder egalitarian decision-making across all areas, limiting shared decision-making. These results underscore the persistent impact of gender roles and time constraints on households, suggesting that changes in employment structures and the promotion of egalitarian attitudes are critical for fostering equality in household decisionmaking.

Keywords: Decision-making, gender roles, bargaining power, time allocation, final decision
DOI :10.26650/iukad.2024.156851   IUP :10.26650/iukad.2024.156851    Full Text (PDF)

Türkiye’de Hane İçi Karar Alma Dinamikleri: Seçilmiş Göstergelerin Analizi

Ayşenur Karakaş Aydınbakar

2021 Aile Yapısı Araştırması verilerini kullanan bu çalışma, Türkiye’deki hanehalklarında karar alma süreçlerini etkileyen faktörleri incelemekte ve hanehalkı sorumlusu olma, harcamalar, alışveriş ve yemek yapmaya ilişkin kararları uzmanlaşma, pazarlık gücü ve toplumsal cinsiyet rolleri çerçevesinde ele almaktadır. Doğrusal olasılık modeli sonuçları yaş kıdeminin hanehalkı sorumlusunu belirlemede önemli bir rol oynadığını, aynı zamanda istihdam durumunun da zaman uygunluğu açısından karar alma süreçlerinde kilit bir faktör olarak hanehalkı sorumlusu olma olasılığını etkilediğini göstermektedir. Harcamalar, alışveriş ve yemek yapma konusundaki karar alma süreçlerine ilişkin olarak karmaşık ama ilginç bulgular sunulmuştur. Multinominal lojistik regresyon sonuçları, kadının daha yüksek eğitim seviyesinin, geleneksel olarak erkek egemen alanlarda kadın baskınlığı yönünde göreli risk oranını artırdığını ortaya koymaktadır. Ayrıca, erkeklerin geleneksel toplumsal cinsiyet tutumları, tüm alanlarda eşitlikçi karar alma süreçlerini önemli ölçüde engelleyerek ortak karar alma imkanlarını sınırlamaktadır. Bu sonuçlar, toplumsal cinsiyet rollerinin ve zaman kısıtının haneler üzerindeki kalıcı etkilerini vurgulamakta ve istihdam yapısındaki değişikliklerin ve eşitlikçi tutumların teşvik edilmesinin, hanelerde karar alma süreçlerinde eşitliği sağlamada kritik öneme sahip olduğunu önermektedir.

Keywords: Karar alma, cinsiyet rolleri, pazarlık gücü, zaman tahsisi, son karar

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