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Figure 2.5. The living area in traditional Turkish houses (Küçükerman, 1988, p. 72) The public and private division of living space can still be observed in contemporary Turkish houses. In some houses, family members use the family room for daily activities and the living room is used only for entertaining guests. On the other hand, there are houses without a separate family room and the living room is used for both daily activities of family members and for entertaining guests. The current study examines the impacts of the existence of a separate family room (in addition to the living room) on the nature of activities that take place in the living room. 2.2. Private and Public Use of the Living Room Rechavi (2009) reveals “…that the living room can be a space for both public and private uses” (p. 141). Her study, which examines “…people’s uses and experiences of their living rooms”, showed that the participants used their living rooms for 18
watching television, reading, writing or intimate activities with their partners (p. 133). Also, they used the same room for hosting guests in various manners such as having big parties or being with close friends and family. The “private (solitary)” and “public (hosting)” uses of the same room is a positive situation for the dwellers. Dwellers use the living room for solitary purposes, while the same room has meanings which are constructed by the shared moments in the past with family or friends (Rechavi, 2009). Ayata and Ayata (1996) reveal that in the living room formal guests are hosted and daily activities take place such as sitting and watching TV. Tognoli (1980) categorizes the living room activities as “entertain/receive visitors, play games, knit/sew, read, play records/tapes, study/work, watching television, write, eat and talk/converse” (p. 837). As the place for private and public activities living rooms can be defined in several ways. Riggins (1994) claims that living room is the “…transactional space for the household as well as a stage for selective contacts with the outside world” (p. 101). According to Hummon (1989) living room is “…a cultural setting for public display to guests” (p. 223) and acts like a stage, while more intimate places like bedrooms act like backstages. In the current study, the activities that are performed by the family members are considered to be private living room activities and the activities in which outsiders are involved are regarded as public living room activities. 19
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Page 8 and 9: LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2.1. Soggior
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Page 26 and 27: house (Bachelard, 1969). On the oth
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The person whose identity is reflec
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female respondents. Previous studie
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