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private and public use of the living room - Bilkent University

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3. THE FIELD SURVEY<br />

In this chapter, <strong>the</strong> research objectives, questions <strong>and</strong> hypo<strong>the</strong>sis are stated. Then,<br />

information that is related to <strong>the</strong> method <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> study is given including <strong>the</strong><br />

sampling procedure <strong>and</strong> data collection, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> analysis <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> site. Lastly, <strong>the</strong><br />

findings <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> field survey are revealed in four sections which are <strong>the</strong> relationship<br />

between <strong>the</strong> <strong>use</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> interior design <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong>, <strong>the</strong> effect <strong>of</strong> existence<br />

<strong>of</strong> a family <strong>room</strong> on <strong>the</strong> <strong>use</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> interior design <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong>, group<br />

differences on <strong>the</strong> <strong>use</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> interior design <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> sources <strong>of</strong><br />

interior design <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong>.<br />

3.1. Research Objectives<br />

The factors that affect <strong>the</strong> <strong>use</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> interior design <strong>of</strong> a <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong> could be<br />

grouped as personal factors, which are <strong>the</strong> personal characteristics <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> dweller,<br />

physical factors related to <strong>the</strong> physical features <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ho<strong>use</strong> <strong>and</strong> cultural factors,<br />

which are <strong>the</strong> cultural background <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> dweller or <strong>the</strong> period <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> culture in<br />

which <strong>the</strong> ho<strong>use</strong> is constructed. Personal factors could be listed as follows; (1) social<br />

status; (2) gender; (3) life cycle; (4) childhood experiences <strong>and</strong> (5) <strong>the</strong> time spent<br />

working outside <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ho<strong>use</strong>. Physical factors are (1) location; (2) size; (3) layout;<br />

(4) number <strong>of</strong> <strong>room</strong>s <strong>and</strong> (5) <strong>the</strong> existence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> family <strong>room</strong> (see Section 2.5. for<br />

<strong>the</strong> detailed explanations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se factors).<br />

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