private and public use of the living room - Bilkent University

groups. In all houses, both the wife and the husband were interviewed. They
probably have similar habits as couples, and they use their living rooms in the same
pattern. Another reason of this result might be the social status of the respondents.
The income and education levels of the female respondents cause a female
dominance in the house. Unlike traditional families, the female respondents in this
study do not spend much time in the kitchen and use their living room equally with
their partners. For further studies, in order to examine the relationship between
gender and the use of the living room it can be beneficial to choose male and
female respondents who live alone. Also, further studies are needed to compare
how residents living alone and families use their living room and to examine how
the age of respondents affects the use and the interior design of the living room.
This study focused on a few factors that were selected from a more complex set
and might not reflect the topic in its whole complexity. Thus, future research can be
designed to cover the composite effect of some of these factors together. Pointing
out the complexity of the issue, the effect of different house types in relation with
the social status of the dweller, on the use of the living room could also be
examined.
Qualitative analysis is helpful to cover the complexity of the issue. Also, it helps to
derive conclusions from a limited number of responses. Thus, this chapter was
concluded with the qualitative analysis of the sources of interior design of the living
room. According to the results, ideas for the interior design of the living room are
mostly developed by stores or magazines. With the help of those sources,
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