Gender differences in the meaning of dating and marriage among international students from Turkey

• Autores: Rakel Delevi, Asli bugay
• Localización: Géneros, ISSN-e 2014-3613, Vol. 2, Nº. 2, 2013, págs. 127-149
• Idioma: inglés
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  • In this qualitative study, we interviewed 12 female and 10 male graduate students from Turkey. All of the participants have been living in the US for at least a year. Given that the collectivistic Turkish culture is very different than the more individualistic American culture, we aimed at understanding how men and women�s meaning of dating and marriage changed as a result of living in the US. We conducted semi-structured interviews to understand the gender differences in the experience of change as experienced by the participants. The results and implications for cross-cultural research are discussed.