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Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 5(2), pp. 124 - 129
DOI: 10.13189/sa.2017.050202
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From Rice to Wheat: Irrevocable Effect of Drought on Rural Gender Roles in Upper Mesopotamia
Dilek Ero臒lu *
Department of Sociology, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey
ABSTRACT
This study questions the effects of climate change on gender roles in rural areas. The data was obtained from women's focus groups situated in 12 villages of Hasankeyf area which is located in Dicle basin of the Southeast Anatolia Region of Turkey. Through the research, it is brought into light that the structure of crop production is shifting from irrigated farming to dry farming like rice to wheat and mainly the women in rural areas are affected by climate change. Because of drought, seasonal migration is common to men and gender roles are shifting in agriculture. There is feminization in agriculture as drought increases.
KEYWORDS
Gender, Feminization in Agriculture, Climate Change, Participatory Rural Appraisal, Drought, Tigris Basin, Hasankeyf
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Dilek Ero臒lu , "From Rice to Wheat: Irrevocable Effect of Drought on Rural Gender Roles in Upper Mesopotamia," Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 124 - 129, 2017. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2017.050202.
(b). APA Format:
Dilek Ero臒lu (2017). From Rice to Wheat: Irrevocable Effect of Drought on Rural Gender Roles in Upper Mesopotamia. Sociology and Anthropology, 5(2), 124 - 129. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2017.050202.