Algılanan Ayrımcılık ve Sosyal Kimlik İlişkisi: Türk ve Kürt Etnik Grupları Üzerine Bir Çalışma

• Published in: Nesne-psikoloji Dergisi Vol. 5; no. 11; pp. 449 - 468
• Main Author: Şen, Ercan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Turkish
• Published: SADA Institute of Art and Language Studies 2017; Sanat ve Dil Araştırmaları Enstitüsü
• Subjects: Ethnic Minorities Studies; Identity of Collectives; Inter-Ethnic Relations; Political psychology; Social psychology and group interaction; Turks and Kurds; Perceived discrimination; ethnic identification; social identity
• ISSN: 2147-6489

The purpose of the present study is to compare Turks and Kurds in the context of ethnic identification, perceived individual ethnic discrimination against Kurds and perceived group discrimination against Kurds. The sample composed of 224 Turkish and 240 Kurdish participants were asked to answer Importance of Collective Identity Scale and perceived Discrimination Scale. Results were discussed within the framework of Social Identity Theory. According to results, Turkish and Kurdish ethnic groups differed in the context of ethnic identification and perceived discrimination subscales. Comparing to Turkish participants, Kurdish participants show a higher level of ethnic identification, perceived individual ethnic discrimination and perceived group discrimination against Kurds. Ethnic identification level predicted Turkish participants’ perceived individual ethnic discrimination against Kurds and perceived group discrimination against Kurds in the negative direction. Despite that, ethnic identification level predicted in the positive direction for Kurdish participants. Additionally, being affected by conflict in East and Southeast Anatolia significantly predicted perceived individual ethnic discrimination and perceived group discrimination against Kurds in the positive direction for Kurdish participants.