TY - JOUR
T1 - From empire to democracy
T2 - Effects of social progress on turkish writers
AU - Oral, GÜnseli
AU - Kaufman, James C.
AU - Sexton, Janel D.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2004/1/1
Y1 - 2004/1/1
N2 - What is the effect of a society’s culture on the creative writers living there? Few cultures have had such a event as Ataturk’s 1920 revolution that changed Turkey from a monarchy ruled by sultans into a republic. How would such a dramatic shift in a country’s history be reflected in the accomplishments and characteristics of its writers? In this study, the authors investigated 948 eminent Turkish writers. Variables of gender, era, type of writing, education level, profession, and winning an award were all analyzed. The type of writing (fiction, poetry, plays, or nonfiction) and the era in which the writing was produced were both predictive of whether an author won a literary award. Before 1920, fiction writers received more awards than poets; after 1920, poets received more awards. In addition, professional writers were more likely to win awards than were professional politicians. Reasons for these findings are discussed with an emphasis on cultural and historical influences.
AB - What is the effect of a society’s culture on the creative writers living there? Few cultures have had such a event as Ataturk’s 1920 revolution that changed Turkey from a monarchy ruled by sultans into a republic. How would such a dramatic shift in a country’s history be reflected in the accomplishments and characteristics of its writers? In this study, the authors investigated 948 eminent Turkish writers. Variables of gender, era, type of writing, education level, profession, and winning an award were all analyzed. The type of writing (fiction, poetry, plays, or nonfiction) and the era in which the writing was produced were both predictive of whether an author won a literary award. Before 1920, fiction writers received more awards than poets; after 1920, poets received more awards. In addition, professional writers were more likely to win awards than were professional politicians. Reasons for these findings are discussed with an emphasis on cultural and historical influences.
KW - Creative writers
KW - Creativity
KW - Cross-cultural
KW - Turkey
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U2 - 10.3200/JRLP.138.3.223-232
DO - 10.3200/JRLP.138.3.223-232
M3 - Article
C2 - 15264440
AN - SCOPUS:3042776319
VL - 138
SP - 223
EP - 232
JO - Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied
JF - Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied
SN - 0022-3980
IS - 3
ER -