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The psychological context of the home has been examined by the studies that provide lists of meanings about the concept of home (Cooper, 1974; Hawyard, 1975; Sixsmith, 1986). Although above mentioned studies contributed to the literature with empirical aspects, they are not able to use the previously defined meanings in their original contexts. Besides, they usually use those meanings as if they were universal or generalized. The studies that provide lists of meanings are useful for providing “conceptual basis” and “…a language for talking about the concept of home” (Moore, 2000, p. 210). Another issue in the psychological context of home is that previous studies differentiate between the ideas of home and house. On the one hand, there are studies dealing with home as a “concept and physical entity” which are based mostly on “subjective perceptions of places”, on the other hand, there are studies which are “…concrete empirical studies on house use, housing satisfaction, place attachment and evaluation” dealing with house as being “rooted in the concrete world” (Moore, 2000, p. 211). In addition to placing home in the psychological context, the meaning of home in terms of its relationship with the identity of its dweller should be examined. Cooper (1974) indicates that home can be seen as the symbol of self. Cooper’s study is based on the Jung’s collective unconsciousness theory and claims that; The house therefore nicely reflects how man sees himself, with both an intimate interior, or self as viewed from within and revealed only to those intimates who are invited inside, and public exterior (the persona or mask, in Jungian terms) or the self that we choose to display to others (p. 131). 4
As previously mentioned, Cooper’s (1974) study can not place the meaning of home in its particular context and uses those meanings as if they were universal (Moore, 2000). Another attempt based on contemporary American culture, explore “…the role of dwelling place in the construction of personal, group, temporal, and home identities” (Hummon, 1989, p. 208). Although the factors that affect the relationship between dwelling place and identity were defined, they are not based on an empirical study. Also, they are about the contemporary American culture and cannot be generalized. On the other hand, Lawrence (1987) defines the meaning and use of homes in terms of cultural, socio demographic and psychological dimensions which are linked to a dual historical perspective. Lawrence (1987) categorizes “self- esteem, personal identity, personal space and privacy, aspirations and goals, personal values, personal preferences, personal role(s), residential biography, subjective life stages and domestic symbols” under the psychological dimensions of the meaning and use of home (p. 164). Sixsmith (1996) divides “…home into three modes of experience: the personal home; the social home; the physical home” (p. 281) and defines the characteristics of the personal home as, “…the structure, layout, style, decoration, furnishing, etc., of the home make it a place above any other, where self- expression is possible” (p. 290). The social home is defined as “…not only a place often shared with other people but [is] also a place allowing entertainment and enjoyment of other people’s company such as friends and relatives” (p. 291). The meaning of the physical home is revealed as “…the design and layout, the architectural style, it’s very structure 5
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Number of Houses 18 16 14 12 10 8 6
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Number of Houses Few Days in a Moun
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family rooms, intentions related to
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Therefore, it can be said that the
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activities and hosting guests. In t
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indicates that older respondents sp
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Interestingly, the wife of that res
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The person whose identity is reflec
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female respondents. Previous studie
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then the objects in the living room
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