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Yayın Building disaster-resistant communities: lessons learned from past earthquakes in Turkey and suggestions for the future(International Sociological Association's Research Committee on the Sociology of Disasters, 2000) Karancı, Ayşe Nuray; Akşit, BahattinThis paper presents findings from a pilot study aiming to strengthen community participation in disaster mitigation and preparedness in a province, Bursa (Turkey), which is located in the first-degree seismic zone. The study was initiated in 1998, right after the Ceyhan-Misis earthquake and a year prior to the devastating 17 August Marmara, Turkey, earthquake. Therefore, the findings will be discussed within the framework of what happened before and after the devastating earthquake in order to analyze possible effects of a major disaster on the momentum and processes of community participation efforts. The initial phase of the pilot study focused on the collection of data through in-depth and focus group interviews aiming to uncover local views on disasters, mitigation, preparedness, and multisectoral collaboration and participation. The results of the initial phase showed an eagerness for local multisectoral participation and favorable attitudes towards community participation. Earthquakes were delineated as the most threatening type of natural disasters in this initial phase. Thus, the study focused solely on earthquakes as a first area to start community involvement and to analyze mechanisms for such involvement. In the second phase of the study, an attempt was made to bring together the local state authorities, municipalities, the private sector, and the nongovernmental organizations, in order to develop an action plan for mitigation and preparedness through the involvement of the local community. This collaboration took place under the initiative of the Local Agenda 21, a local municipal initiative under the U.N. Rio Summit 1992. The most important issue identified by the local multisectoral committee was the need to increase community awareness for earthquakes and to train them on what to do before, during, and after earthquakes. Subsequently, a pamphlet and a training-of-trainers handbook were prepared, and a phase of training of trainees was undertaken. The program had very little momentum due to mainly the hesitancy of the actors from different sectors in forming alliances and due to the purely voluntary nature of the work. There were also problems related to the lack of funding for the project. As the study came to its second year, with a further loss of momentum due to local elections and change of the initial municipality, the August 1999 Marmara earthquake occurred. This very devastating earthquake produced a significant momentum for the community participation initiative in Bursa which was considerably slow to develop. The occurrence of a major disaster while a community participation project was underway provided us with valuable insights on what was hindering the project. It was basically the lack of fear/anxiety, lack of acceptance of risks, lack of local ownership, and the lack of an awareness of possible consequences of such a disaster. The Marmara earthquake of August 1999 demonstrated that there were significant shortcomings in earthquake mitigation and preparedness measures. Due to the extensive damage and the fact that the quake affected a very large area, the response of the government in the immediate postdisaster phase was slow and uncoordinated. However, the Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) were rapid in their responses, and numerous NGOs were involved in the recue phase and thereafter. Unfortunately, the NGOs were also not prepared for such a disaster, and thus their efforts were not coordinated. This recent earthquake once again pointed out the necessity of increasing community involvement in disaster management and creating collaborative alliances among local governmental bodies, municipality, the private sector, and the NGOs. Due to very extensive media coverage of the Marmara earthquake, the majority of people in Turkey watched the consequences from the TV and got sensitized to the damage and losses. Furthermore, the popular cultural view broadcasted through the interviews with survivors was that “you cannot trust and rely on external aid. You have to rely on your own resources.” The progress in the Bursa study will be discussed within the framework of the impacts of the Marmara earthquake. The strengths and the weaknesses of the present disaster management system in Turkey and the mechanisms uncovered in the Bursa study will be presented together with implications and suggestions for the future.Yayın A comparison of civil–military attitudes: The case of Turkey(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2007) Akşit, Bahattin; Kalaycıoğlu, Sibel; Varoğlu, Kadir; Çakar, MehmetIt is a very challenging attempt to illuminate the structures and processes of the difference between civil and military attitudes in Turkey. The Turkish case is unique in many aspects because while Turkey is a Muslim country, which was founded on the historical tradition of Ottoman Empire, it has been also a secular country with a modern parliamentary system. On the one hand, Turkey had struggled to settle pluralism with the establishment of the Turkish Republic in 1923. Also, the military as an actor has always had a significant and active role in shaping the political culture in Turkey (Cizre, 1997). This study aims to understand the level of current gap between the civil–military cultures in Turkey. The main source of data for this study has been the data of European Research Group on Military and Society (ERGOMAS) project called “Cultural Dimensions of Civil–Military Relations in Democratic Societies” which was conducted on both the future elites consisting of civil and military college/university students and interviews from current elites. Turkish part of the data was conducted by the present team using questions from the ERGOMAS ProjectYayın Covid-19 ve toplumsallığın dönüşümü.(Maltepe Üniversitesi, 2020) Akşit, BahattinVeba, İspanyol Gribi ve COVID-19 gibi salgın oluşturan mikroplar toplumsallık ve toplumsal ilişki ağları üzerinde yayılan ve çoğalan biyolojik varlıklardır. İnsanlığın türsel olarak oluşturduğu toplumsallık eğilimi, kadim zamanlardan beri kutsal ve dünyevi metinlerde şu emir kipinde sözlere dökülmüştür: Toplumsallaşın, ilişkilerinizi çoğaltın, birbirinizi sevin ve birbirinizle kucaklaşın; daha çok insanla temas edin, göç edin, seyahat edin”. COVID-19 virüsü, işte insanlığın bu temel toplumsallık eğilimi üzerinden bütün dünyaya yayılmış ve küresel bir pandemiye dönüşmüştür.Yayın Gender differences in psychological distress, coping, social support and related variables following the 1995 Dinar (Turkey) earthquake(APA Psycnet, 1999) Karancı, Ayşe Nuray; Alkan, Neşe; Akşit, Bahattin; Sucuoğlu, Haluk; Balta, EvrenExamined gender differences in psychological distress, coping strategies and social support subsequent to the 1995 Dinar (Turkey) earthquake, with variables related to distress levels for females and males also being studied. 315 adult survivors living in Dinar (mean age 34.3 yrs) were administered a questionnaire focusing on sociodemographic variables, psychological distress, coping strategies, perceived social support, and life events since the earthquake. The findings revealed that women reported greater distress than the men and reported experiencing more negative life-events since the earthquake. A problem solving/optimistic approach was the most frequently used coping strategy for men, whereas for women the fatalistic approach was the most frequently employed strategy. Results of a regression analyses revealed that for women, perceived threat during the earthquake, the use of helplessness coping, and lack of belief in control over the future were positively related to distress levels. For men the number of negative life-events experienced since the earthquake and helplessness coping were related positively, whereas the use of the problem solving/optimistic approach was negatively related to distress levels.Yayın Impact of a community disaster awareness training program in Turkey: Does it influence hazard related cognitions and preparedness behaviors(Scientific Journal Publishers, 2005) Karancı, Ayşe Nuray; Akşit, Bahattin; Dirik, GülayA community disaster training program focusing on earthquakes, floods and landslides was implemented in Çankiri, Turkey, in 2002. It covered mitigation, preparedness and response aspects of natural disaster management. Four thousand community members participated in the training program delivered by 95 local trainers. This study evaluated the impact of participation in this program. One year later, 400 randomly selected participants in the training program and a comparable sample of 400 community members who did not participate in any disaster training program (nonparticipants) were surveyed. Disaster-related cognitions (i.e., disaster expectation, worry about future disasters, loss estimations if a disaster occurs, beliefs in the possibility of mitigation and preparedness) and reported preparedness behaviors were assessed. The relationship of sociodemographic, previous disaster experience, anxiety and locus of control variables with disaster-related cognitions and behaviors was examined. Results showed that participants in the training program had more disaster expectation, worry and loss estimation and more preparedness behaviors. Results of regression analyses, examining the relationship of the variables of the study with disaster cognitions, affect and actual preparedness behaviors showed that gender, education, being a participant in the training program, anxiety and locus of control are important variables related to different kinds of disaster-related cognitions. However, reported preparedness behaviors were quite low and this result needs to be viewed with caution. These results have important implications for the modification of programs for targeting sustainable behavioral change, which is likely to reduce the impact of future disasters.Yayın Impact of a community disaster awareness training program in Turkey: Does it influence hazard-related cognitions and preparedness behaviors(Scientific Journal Publishers, 2005) Akşit, Bahattin; Karancı, Ayşe Nuray; Dirik, GülayA community disaster training program focusing on earthquakes, floods and landslides was implemented in Çankiri, Turkey, in 2002. It covered mitigation, preparedness and response aspects of natural disaster management. Four thousand community members participated in the training program delivered by 95 local trainers. This study evaluated the impact of participation in this program. One year later, 400 randomly selected participants in the training program and a comparable sample of 400 community members who did not participate in any disaster training program (nonparticipants) were surveyed. Disaster-related cognitions (i.e., disaster expectation, worry about future disasters, loss estimations if a disaster occurs, beliefs in the possibility of mitigation and preparedness) and reported preparedness behaviors were assessed. The relationship of sociodemographic, previous disaster experience, anxiety and locus of control variables with disaster-related cognitions and behaviors was examined. Results showed that participants in the training program had more disaster expectation, worry and loss estimation and more preparedness behaviors. Results of regression analyses, examining the relationship of the variables of the study with disaster cognitions, affect and actual preparedness behaviors showed that gender, education, being a participant in the training program, anxiety and locus of control are important variables related to different kinds of disaster-related cognitions. However, reported preparedness behaviors were quite low and this result needs to be viewed with caution. These results have important implications for the modification of programs for targeting sustainable behavioral change, which is likely to reduce the impact of future disasters.Yayın Kapitalist pazarın ve modern teknolojinin iki Antalya köyüne girişi ve işleyişi(Turhan Kitabevi, 1967) Akşit, BahattinAraştırma, kaba gözlerimizden edindiğimiz bilgilerin ve varsayımların bir doğrulanması - yanlışlanması yoludur. Yanlışları ayıkladıktan sonra geriye kalanları daha derin çözümlemeli araştırmalarla ve değişik toplumlarda yeniden ayıklayarak doğruya gittikçe yaklaşmak araştırma yönteminin baş gereğidir. Bu işi aynı bilim dalındaki araştırmacılar değişik açılardan yaparlarken başka bilim dallarındakiler de kendi bilimleri yönünden bu konuda bulduklarını söylerler ve sonunda bir olgu her yönüyle araştırılmış olarak ortaya çıkar. Eğer bütün başka başka bilim adamlarının buldukları birbiriyle uyuşuyorsa veyahut birbirlerini tamamlıyorlarsa o zaman bir olayın doğru açıklamasına ulaşılmış demektir. Biz çeşitli bilim dallarının bu karşılıklı işbirliğini yapmasını kesinlikle istiyoruz.Yayın Modelos de estado secular/laico: Laicizacion en Turquia entre 1923 y215(Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 2017) Akşit, BahattinLa presente obra es el resultado de tres días intensos de debate, durante los cuales se hizo patente la creciente preocupación de la academia en torno al tema de las relaciones entre lo político y lo religioso, lo público y lo privado. Asimismo, los textos presentados permiten definir la “laicidad” como un concepto atravesado por un núcleo duro de preocupaciones, y a la vez, dinámico en sus desarrollos y adaptaciones nacionales y locales. Desde la primera perspectiva, la laicidad aparece siempre como una exigencia de autonomía de lo político y lo religioso, en aras de la defensa de la libertad e igualdad de los individuos. Como consecuencia, el lector encontrará en los diferentes textos un esfuerzo de reconstrucción histórico que hace patentes las inercias en la aplicación de la laicidad como principio de las relaciones entre personas, Estado e instituciones religiosas. Ahora bien, para amenizar la lectura y subrayar los puentes entre los trabajos de los diferentes autores, hemos organizado la obra en tres capítulos: “Reflexiones en torno a la secularización y pluralismo”; “Laicidad y libertades laicas”, y “Laicidad y políticas públicas”. Pero antes de adentrarse en sus contenidos, dos trabajos despertarán el interés del lector. El trabajo de Olga Sánchez Cordero constituye una valiosa aportación al tema, al hacer un recorrido histórico de las relaciones entre el Estado mexicano y la Iglesia católica, insistiendo en la pugna entre conservadores y liberales.Yayın Opinions of civil society organisations on democracy and interventions of the military in Turkey(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2006) Akşit, Bahattin; Serdar, Ayşe; Tabakoğlu, BaharIn this paper we will focus on the perceptions of the relations between civil society and the armed forces in Turkey. This is a bundle of complex relationships and it has many direct and indirect effects on the development of civil society in Turkey. The Constitution of 1961 that followed the 1960 military intervention brought a very suitable political environment for the development of organisational life in Turkey. Particularly unions, as semi-public organisations, developed and became the pioneers of civil society. However, this period was characterised by ideological polarisation that divided these so-called ‘democratic mass organisations’ into opposite political camps. The 1980 military coup stopped this process, constrained the rights of organisations and closed many democratic mass organisations. Due to the strict controlling mechanisms of the post-coup period, democratic mass organisations, mainly unions and chambers, such as the Turkish Union of Chambers of Engineers & Architects and Confederation of Revolutionary Labour Unions, lost their power. The labour union was closed and many of its leaders were imprisoned after the coup. On the other hand, during the post-1980 era, the central cleavage of left-right politics and ideologies was transformed into more diffused and fragmented cleavages.Yayın Population movements in southeastern Anatolia: some findings of an empirical research in 1993(Cambridge University Press, 2015) Akşit, Bahattin; Mutlu, Kayhan; Nalbantoğlu, H. Ünal; Akçay, A. Adnan; Şen, MustafaThe purpose of the research on which the present article is based was to collect and analyze socio-economic and cultural data on seasonal and permanent migration within the South-eastern Anatolian Project (GAP) Region and between that region and the Metropolitan areas of Turkey. The absence of social scientific knowledge on intra- and interregional migration in this particular context has already been emphasized in the GAP Master Plan Study Report (SPO, 1989). In addition, the region is interesting for social scientists not only because of radical transformations taking place due to the construction of large dams and irrigation projects but also because of the ethnic identity questions that are raised by some Kurdish speaking groups in the region. The present article presents the framework of the research, carried out in 1993, and some of its findings. The findings reported here do not shed direct light on the so-called “ethnic question” or “Kurdish question”; but they help in understanding the transformation and continuity of socio-economic and cultural structures that shape social and political action in the region.Yayın Shifting conceptions of science, religion, society and state in Turkey(Taylor & Francis Online, 2010) Akşit, Bahattin; Akşit, Elif EkinThere are certain intellectual concepts that have emerged from Turkey’s experience of societal, cultural and political transformation through the processes of industrialization, modernization, rationalization and the general global expansion of Western ideas and systems. Concepts in science and about society have not been static, but undergoing change, and they also have been intimately involved in the transformations of Turkey’s cultural, economic and political structures through the processes of Westernization, secularization and modernization. These structures and processes now are undergoing a twin transformation of globalization and localization. Among these concepts are the ones typically found in sociology textbooks, such as society, community, culture, civilization, economy, power, nation-state, religion, science, modernization and development. These concepts, however, are not theory-free, culture-free or ideology-free, and their relationships with each other and hence their meanings are context-bound, theory-bound and culture-bound. The objective of this article is to follow the evolution of a few of these concepts in the everyday language and discourses of media pundits and of secular and religious intellectuals. Our approach examines various sociological and historical research and analyses, and proposes the beginning of a road map for future investigations.Yayın Social science in the Arab world, Turkey and Iran: Determinants, state and potentials(Centre d'études et de recherches économiques et sociales, 2004) Akşit, BahattinThe purpose of this position paper is to point out ideas and raise issues regarding the research environment in the Arab region. Research environment in any society is a function of two interrelated factors: research input and research output; i.e., competent research product —books, articles reports is the outcome of good research input. The latter consists of multiple factors, which are: research personnel, research institutes, and funding. An important underlying factor of the research input is the education system.Yayın Sociocultural aspects of irrigation practices in South-Eastern Turkey(International Journal of Water Resources Development, 1997) Akşit, Bahattin; Akçay, A. AdnanThis paper examines the irrigation practices of rural households and communities just before the introduction of large-scale irrigation projects in Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey. The study is based on fieldwork carried out by the authors in 1993. It is hoped that the sociological conceptualization of irrigation practices in the region will pave the way for development of a sociology of irrigation in Turkey. The present study viewed irrigation as a very powerful tool in transforming the sociocultural structures and social habits and/or habitus of a rural community. Almost no other tool can create such a complete change in the total socioeconomic order of a region. Yet it must be stated at the outset that the management, organization and maintenance (MOM) models to be established at farm and village levels must take the existing sociocultural structures of the communities into account. Hence the colossal physical dam construction efforts are to be complemented with the development of an interactive MOM model which should be responsive to the economic, social and cultural structures of rural communities in Turkey.Yayın Sociocultural determinants of infant and child mortality in Turkey(ScienceDirect, 1989) Akşit, Belma; Akşit, BahattinThis paper is an attempt to review and integrate international and Turkish research on infant and child mortality. Recent research and multivariate analyses in African, Latin American and Asian countries have revealed that in many countries mother's education is a powerful predictor of child survival. The present review of research in Turkey has indicated that urban/rural and regional differentials in infant mortality have been clearly established as by-products of fertility, contraception, and health surveys covering nationally representative samples. However, there are only a few multivariate explanatory models of infant/child mortality in Turkey to isolate and measure the effects of mother's education in relation to other variables. Nevertheless, existing studies in Turkey seem to suggest that mother's and father's education might link socio-economic, psychocultural, and biomedical variables with each other at community, household, and individual levels, providing clues for the formulation of future research designs and policy decisions.Yayın Strengthening community participation in disaster management by strengthening governmental and non-governmental organisations and networks: a case study from Dinar and Bursa (Turkey)(Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience, 1999) Karancı, Nuray; Akşit, BahattinThis paper focuses on issues and weaknesses related to disaster management in the 1995 Dinar (Turkey) earthquake, and subsequent attempts from top apply the lessons learned from this earthquake into a study of strengthening community participation in Bursa, a province of Turkey which is located in the first-degree seismic zone, specifically focusing on earthquake disaster. The study in Bursa is a pilot one included in a general project for strengthening Turkey’s disaster management system. The first step involved the study of a disaster-stricken community following the 1 October, 1995 Dinar (Turkey) earthquake. The findings related to attitudes and evaluations of the Dinar community and local and central authorities on some aspects of disaster management will be presented. Subsequently, the initial stages of the pilot study in Bursa, partly employing the findings from the Dinar study will be described. The paper will focus on important dimensions of disaster management, the facilitating and hindering aspects of disaster management in Turkey and will provide a discussion of the findings in relation to the sustainability of disaster management.Yayın Teknolojik gelişimi sosyolojik ölçüt alan diyalektik bir yaklaşım açısından: Türkiye’de az gelişmiş Kapitalizm ve köylere girişi(Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Öğrenci Birliği, 1967) Akşit, BahattinBu kitabın ikinci ve üçüncü kesimlerinde yer almış olan sosyolojik çalışmaların amacı: İsmail Hüsrev, İbrahim Yasa, Niyazi Berkes, Muzaffer Şerif ve Mübeccel Kıray’ın açtıkları araştırma yolundan yürüyerek toplumun somut birimleri olan köylerden bir kaçını alıp kendi için gerekli üretimden pazar için üretime geçişleri sırasındaki oluşumları incelemek; ve böylece az-gelişmiş toplumlardaki ekonomik ve toplumsal yapı değişimini ve etkenlerin işleyişini aydınlatmaktır. İlk olarak, araştırma yaptığımız köylerin, ulaşım ve haberleşme araçlarından yararlanarak pazarlara açılışlarını ve hareketliliğin artmasıyla feodal köyün yavaş yavaş nasıl yapı değiştirip kapitalist köy haline geldiğini inceledik. Köylerdeki yapı değişimini ve ortaya çıkan yeni toplumsal yapıyı saptamak için: üretim araçları, toprak, yıllık gelir, işçi olarak çalışma ve işçi çalıştırma dağılımlarını anket sonuçlarına dayanarak tablolar halinde verdik; böylece köylerdeki toplumsal farklılaşmayı ve kutuplaşmayı ortaya koymaya çalıştık. İkinci olarak, bu toplumsal farklılaşmanın ve kutuplaşmanın altında yatan, modern araçlara sahip oluş ve sermaye birikiminin belirlediği temel işleyişi çözümlemeye çalıştık. Burada, köylü - tekelci bakkal ilişkisinin temeli olan borçlanma, faiz ve mal-değişimi sırasındaki fiyat değişimlerinin nasıl artı-ürünün artı-değere dönüşerek bakkalların elinde toplanmasına yol açtığını inceledik. Bu çözümlemeyi daha da somutlaştırmak için kapitalistleşen ve işçileşen kişiler üstüne yaptığımız öğesel durum çalışmalarını sunduk; yani köylerdeki kapitalistlerin ve işçilerin tarih içindeki değişimlerini gösteren örnekler verdik. Üçüncü olarak, üretim araçları ve üretim faaliyetleri değişimine nüfus yapısının nasıl uyup değiştiğini gösterdik; burada artan genç nüfus ve yoksullaşmanın çözümlemesini verdik. Bu arada, değişim sırasında ortaya çıkan zor şartlara insanların kendilerini nasıl aile yapısını değiştirerek uydurduklarını gösterdik ve masalarının başına oturarak Az-gelişmiş ülkeler üstüne yazı yazan burjuva ekonomicilerini eleştirdik. Dördüncü olarak, ürünlerin ve malların tüketiminde ortaya çıkan tabakalaşmayı inceledik ve burada göstergeler (index) düzenleyerek Şehirlere bütünleşme derecesini ölçmeye çalıştık. Beşinci olarak, köydeki güçler dengesini ortaya koyarak, çoğunluğun yararına olacak bir değişime hangi güç kümelerinin karşı çıkacağını ve hangilerinin çıkmayacağını gösterdik. Son olarak, zaman, uzaklık, zenginlik gibi kavramlar ve ortaya çıkan dertlere, başka toplumlara ve dış çevreye doğru olan durum-alışlardaki değişmelerin teknolojik değişimle nasıl belirlendiğini gösterdik.Yayın Turkey working street children in three metropolitan cities: a rapid assessment(International Labour Organization, 2001) Akşit, Bahattin; Karancı, Ayşe Nuray; Gündüz Hoşgör, AyşeThe International Labour Office’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (ILO-IPEC) in Turkey has been working towards the goal of the total elimination of child labour since 1992. The adoption of ILO Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour and the recent ILO-IPEC-supported national march for the ratification of ILO Convention 182 in Turkey have brought the issue of child labour onto the national and international agenda. The present rapid assessment research is a step towards reaching the goal of elimination of one of the worst forms of child labour: children working in the streets. Struggles against poverty, and in some cases social unrest, have pushed many rural families in Turkey to the cities. Internal migration has increasingly become one of the main survival strategies of poor families, especially those from the eastern part of the country. These families come to the city and are challenged by lack of skills and unemployment. An outcome of this social situation is children working in the streets. The aim of this research was to identify the kinds of work done by children, their living and working conditions, the socio-demographic characteristics of the families of these children, the attitudes of the children and their families towards street work and education, and the attitudes of experts from various related institutions as well as of customers towards children working in the streets. The research employed the ILO-UNICEF rapid assessment methodology. Four different types of data collection were carried out to provide a picture of the families, work conditions, school attendance and attitudes of children working in the streets: (1) semi-structured interviews with 188 working children and 65 parents, and household members in the three cities of Diyarbakır, Adana and Istanbul; (2) in-depth and focus-group interviews with experts from various related institutions and customers; (3) observations of the children's work sites and their homes; and (4) literature review of study reports on children engaged in street work and other related material. Due to the largely qualitative nature of the rapid assessment methodology, the understanding gained from the research findings is framed not only as an external observers’ objective and explanatory depiction, but also through the stories and reports of the internal-subjective voices of the children and their families.Yayın Yayın Türkiye’de din, ideoloji ve siyaset(İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016) Akşit, BahattinBu kitabın temel amacı; Türkiye'nin siyasal ve toplumsal yapısını ele alırken, çoğulcu demokrasinin kökleşmesi yolunda var olan sorunların çözümü için canlı bir tartışma ortamı yaratmak ve buradan yola çıkarak kalıcı sonuçlar üretmektir. Her biri kendi çalışma alanlarında yılların birikimine sahip değerli akademisyen ve yazarların; demokrasinin pekişme sürecinden, anayasa tartışmalarına, kuvvetler ayrılığından yargının bağımsızlığına, sivil toplum anlayışından siyasal katılmaya, etnik yapı ve siyasetten Kürt sorununa, kadın sorunlarından, medya ve siyaset, din ve siyaset ilişkilerine, eğitim sorunlarına kadar uzanan geniş bir çerçevede değerlendirmelerinin sunulduğu bu çalışma, bir ders kitabı olarak kullanılabileceği gibi, bir rehber başvuru kitabı olma niteliğini taşıyor.Yayın Türkiye’de dindarlık: Sosyal gerilimler ekseninde inanç ve yaşam biçimleri(İletişim Yayınları, 2012) Akşit, Bahattin; Şentürk, Recep; Cengiz, Kurtuluş; Küçükural, ÖnderBu ülkede dinin sosyal ‘anlamı’ nedir, insanlar dine nasıl bakıyorlar? Dindarlığın ölçüsü ne, nasıl algılanıyor? Dine bakış, insanların gündelik davranışlarını, sosyal ilişkilerini, birbirlerine bakışlarını nasıl etkiliyor? Muhafazakârlığın, dindarlığın, laikliğin sınırları nerelerden geçiyor? Türkiye’de sosyolojinin büyük hocalarından Bahattin Akşit’in Recep Şentürk, Önder Küçükural ve Kurtuluş Cengiz’le birlikte yaptığı üç yıl süren kapsamlı çalışma, bu sorulara yönelik cevap anahtarları sunuyor. Yirmi beş ilde uygulanan anketlerin ve sekiz ilde yapılan derinlemesine görüşmelerin analizini yapan yazarlar, afaki ve yüzeysel değerlendirmeleri aşan soğukkanlı bir tartışmaya zemin hazırlıyorlar.
