Open AccessAn Analysis of Interactions in Intercultural Marriages: A Field Study of Alanya
Author(s) -
Bedir Sala,
Hatice Ersoy Çelik
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
i̇nsan and toplum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2602-2745
pISSN - 2146-7099
DOI - 10.12658/m0639
Subject(s) - turkish , adaptation (eye) , snowball sampling , social psychology , psychology , sociology , intercultural relations , cultural conflict , intercultural communication , social science , pedagogy , medicine , philosophy , linguistics , pathology , neuroscience
This study aims to examine the dimensions of the conflicts arising from the interactions of two different cultures in intercultural marriages and to examine under which conditions and the level to which cultural adaptation is provided. This study was conducted with 35 participants who have an intercultural marriage and live in Antalya Province’s Alanya District, where people from many cultures and nationalities can be encountered due to Alanya being a tourist region. This study obtained the data using the semi-structured interview method to investigate the conflict and adaptation that may occur as a result of intercultural marriages. The snowball technique has been used to access the participants. At the end of the interviews conducted with these individuals, foreign spouses’ process of adapting to the Turkish family structure and culture, what they’ve acquired from experiencing cultural conflict, and what conflict and adaptation processes they experienced were examined within the scope of family and social environments. The findings from the study have been compiled within the framework of conflict and adaptation as a result of cultural interaction.