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indicates that older respondents spent more time in their houses (see Figure 3.20 for relationship between age and time spent in the house). The time spent in the house 24,00 22,00 20,00 19,00 18,00 17,00 16,00 15,00 14,00 13,00 12,00 11,00 10,00 8,00 6,00 Under 30 30- 45 46- 60 61 and Older Age Group Figure 3.20. The relationship between age and time spent in the house Chi- square analysis was applied in order to reveal the differences in the use and the interior design of the living rooms for gender and occupational status. There is no significant relationship between gender and use of the living room and between occupational status and the use of the living room. As couples were interviewed in most cases, they might have the same habits. In the current study, the patterns of usage of the living rooms are quiet similar for the couples. For example, 8 female and 11 male respondents used their living rooms mostly in the evenings. On the other hand, the interior design of the living room differs for females and males. 64
According to the results that are obtained from chi- square tests, there is a significant relationship between gender and the person who made decisions about the interior design of the living room (χ² = 23.294, df= 2, p = .000). This result indicates that for female respondents, the person who made decisions about the interior design of the living room is themselves, but for males it is their partner (see Figure 3.21 for the relationship between gender and the person who made decisions about the interior design of the living room). Previous studies indicated that there is dominance of women in the personalization of house and the management of consumption (Cross, 1997; Ayata, 2002). Men especially avoid personalization of spaces used commonly in the house like the living room (Cooper, 1974). The results of the current study support the previous literature in that respect. Female respondents are dominant in both decision making for the interior design of the living room and in shopping for furniture and accessories. Some male respondents are pleased by that situation; for example, one respondent stated that; Although my wife chose all the furniture and made the decisions by herself, the living room reflects the identity of both of us. (51 years old, male) On the other hand, some male respondents are not pleased from that situation, as indicated below; My wife took all of the decisions, I have no authority. The living room has the female identity. It is too complicated like a woman. My wife goes shopping whenever she feels upset or happy. If she is upset, the thing she buys is ugly. If a man makes the decisions then the living room will be simpler. It will be just modern or just classic. Now, our living room is too complex, it has no soul. Nothing reflects me here. (42 years old, male) 65
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PRIVATE AND PUBLIC USE OF THE LIVIN
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TABLE OF CONTENTS SIGNATURE PAGE ..
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LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2.1. Soggior
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Figure 3.23. The relationship betwe
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Figure C.29. Photograph of a living
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Table B.15. Independent samples t-
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home, the understanding of the term
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The psychological context of the ho
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that is imbued with these instances
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Besides their meaning as a reflecti
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private uses of the living rooms ar
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house (Bachelard, 1969). On the oth
Page 28 and 29: Lastly, the modern type of a house
Page 30 and 31: Altman and Gauvain (1981) explain t
Page 32 and 33: Figure 2.5. The living area in trad
Page 34 and 35: 2.3. Living Room as a Reflection of
Page 36 and 37: understanding, clustering and dispe
Page 38 and 39: Table 2.1. Factors affecting the us
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Page 42 and 43: The housewife who continually rearr
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Page 46 and 47: of guests occurred in one room. In
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Page 52 and 53: Table 3.1. Distribution of age Age
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Page 62 and 63: The intentions for the interior des
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Page 66 and 67: Frequency of Living Room Use Every
Page 68 and 69: Number of Houses 18 16 14 12 10 8 6
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Page 72 and 73: family rooms, intentions related to
Page 74 and 75: Therefore, it can be said that the
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Page 80 and 81: Interestingly, the wife of that res
Page 82 and 83: The person whose identity is reflec
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Page 86 and 87: female respondents. Previous studie
Page 88 and 89: Figure 3.27. Photograph of a Living
Page 90 and 91: Figure 3.30. Photograph of a living
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Page 94 and 95: then the objects in the living room
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Page 100 and 101: Rybczynski, W. (1987). Home: A shor
Page 102 and 103: 12- Salonunuzu oluştururken nelerd
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