Examining Undergraduates' Perspectives on the Concepts Family and Marriage

Autor/in	Akgul, Mehmet Saban
Titel	Examining Undergraduates' Perspectives on the Concepts Family and Marriage
Quelle	In: International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 9 (2022) 1, S.34-45 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Akgul, Mehmet Saban)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2148-225X
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Family Attitudes; Marriage; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Ehe; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	The current study aimed to examine undergraduates' perspectives on the concepts family and marriage, what they expect of the person that they want to marry, their opinions on having a family and on the necessity of having a child to become a family, and if love is enough to start and become a family or not. The participants were 61 undergraduates matriculating at Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University in the 2020-2021 Academic Year. Data were collected in written by open-ended questions and were qualitatively content-analyzed. The participants' views showed that marriage meant humanitarian values and feelings, a precious entity and mostly infinite trust. They wanted their future-partners to have moral values and to be devoted to family. The participants related the importance of having a family to human nature and faith, and attached importance to loving and being loved, having a partner as an attribute of human nature, and raising children beneficial to society. They did not regard having a child as the chief condition of becoming a family, and thought that what is important is to live in peace together. They also pointed out that love alone is not enough to become a family, respect and loyalty are very important along with responsibility and financial status. The results may be helpful in knowing more about young people who are expected to raise future generations, and taking necessary measures accordingly. The results may be used as a guide by academicians and families. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01