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The new space of expression of women: A study on the social media accounts

2021
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Advisor: Prof. Dr. Mehmet Nuri Gültekin

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The purpose of the study that called "The women's self-expression space: The purpose of the study titled "The Women's Space" is to reveal how women take part in the role of motherhood on social media sites, how they re-sense motherhood, and how they exchange information, solidarity and emotional support with each other through motherhood. The research is a qualtitative study, which was analyzed by the nethnograraphic method, of the shares of 25 Instagram mothers living in Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir and Adana from 01.01.2020 to 31.01.2020. According to the findings of the research, women take part in social media with the role of motherhood, which they think they attract attention when the shares in their accounts are examined, the motherhood is shown as a process that is consulted with expert knowledge and learned through experience. They supported each other by sharing their experiences and the information they get from the experts. In addition, it has been observed that they reproduce the dominant motherhood discourses via social media with expressions expressing the sacredness of the motherhood. Key words: Instagram, Instagram Mothers, Motherhood, Gender, Digital Identity

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Aysen Yıldırım Atlı

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Aysen Yıldırım Atlı (Master Thesis). The new space of expression of women: A study on the social media accounts, 2021, Gaziantep University.

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