The effect of social integration folk dances

In this study, community of life with healthy, continuous and with integrity in maintaining the purposes of a social phenomenon is an important folk dances, location, importance, and tried to determine of social effects.Universe of the study, different clubs in Turkey, public education centers and universities showing activity in branch of folk dances and Turkish Folk Dance Federation covers the individuals participating in organized contests with National Ministary of Education. Research is in the sample group, of Turkish Folk Dance Federation and National Ministary of Education were held in 2010 Group and Final contests, category of Youths and Adults participating in contests covers 840 people. Folk Dances are used to measure the effects of social integration of data collection tool, Yilmaz, Karli and Yetim (2006) developed by and 7 sub-dimensional sport evaluating the effect of social integration "Scale of Social Integration in Sports" (SSIS) taking the model developed by researchers. Data collection tool used in the research study consists of 2 parts. The first chapter of the statements given to the participants to identify demographic information, in the second chapter, folk dances determine the effects of social integration activities for the purpose of the statements given in. The scale used in the research study renamed as "Scale of Social Integration". "Scale of Social Integration" consists of 38 items and 7 sub-dimensions. Sub-dimensions are, (1) Emotional Development, (2) Physical Development, (3) The Development of Binary Relations, (4) Development of National and Cultural, (5) Development of Social, (6) Development of Personal Skills and (7) Development of Group Relations determined as. Scale items are, "Never Disagree (1)", "Disagree (2)", "Unstable (3)", "Agree (4)" and "Totally Agree (5)" evaluated in the form of 5-point Likert scale on.The scale used in research 7 sub-dimension gender of the participants according as statistically meaningful to test whether there is a difference data ?Independent samples t-test? analysis of applied. Also ages of participants, education levels, residence units, educational level of parents, the start ages of folk dances, family to participate in folk dance activities in the state and family income levels according as one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied to test whether there is a meaningful difference.Study the effect of social integration in the folk dances ?Within the scope of social integration? reviewed the scope of and in order of folk dances ?National and cultural development?, ?The Development of Binary Relations?, ?Development of Social?, ?Development of Group Relations?, ?Emotional Development?, ?Physical Development? and ?Development of Personal Skills? in terms of individuals provided significant gains has been concluded.As a result of one-way analysis of variance applied to the research of gender and income level has family and social integration variables exhibited no significant variation in each sub-scale to you. The opinions Expressed in participatory evaluation, age, levels in the education the living place and folk dancing with the starting time variables sizes subscales was also found that significant differences.The Findings of the Obtained, as a result of evolving and changing living conditions and an indispensable part of Increasing day by day life is important "folk dances with modern society with social development and show that important contributions of the integration. Therefore, to evaluate the effect of social integration made purpose of this study of folk dances, folklore, sociology and sports science will contribute to thought.Key Words: Social Integration, Folk Dances.