Author
OKUMUŞ, Beyza
Publication Place
Hits University -
Hits University
Subject
Cognitive dissonance, Psychology, Religious
Type
Book
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Leitir Library
Library Asset ID
ISSN: 2757-6949, EISSN: 2757-6949, DOI: 10.14395/hid.1057989
Record ID
cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_5bc05ea58a6a4cc8bc925ec2cde63cce
Library Location
DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Notes
Wearing a headscarf is not only an individual religious behavior but is also linked to social, cultural and political lives. Deciding to wear or remove the headscarf is not entirely a subjective decision of the individual, but may be an extension of these experiences. In this study, an answer is sought to the question of how previously headscarved women resolve the cognitive contradictions they experience in their decision-making processes in connection with their social, cultural and political lives when deciding to take off their headscarves. In the study, 63 letters sent to the online platform named "yalniz Yürüsosyalsin.com" between 01.01.2020 and 01.03.2020 were selected as samples. Findings were obtained by applying the content analysis method to these letters. When the shared letters are examined, it is seen that the inconsistency between not wanting to use the headscarf (cognition 1) and wearing a headscarf (cognition 2) causes various levels of discomfort in individuals, from dissatisfaction to depression. In the process of removing the headscarf to eliminate this discomfort, individuals become secular in their clothes and lifestyle (add consistent cognition), isolate themselves from the outside world (reduce the contradiction), do not consider the family's religious life sufficient (add consistent cognition), highlight the oppressive attitudes of the family (reduce the contradiction), gain economic independence (add consistent cognition), live separately from the family (add consistent cognition), express that they do not fulfill the other requirements of religion (add consistent cognition). It has been observed that they tried to resolve the cognitive dissonance they experienced by using addition) methods. One of the results obtained from the content analysis is that some of the individuals have experienced not only a change in religious attitude and behavior but also separation from religion. Not feeling like belonging to the group identity symbolized by the headscarf is another prominent theme. In addition, there are those who state that the headscarf has lost its meaning, although they have not lost their faith, and there are also those who refuse to cover up simply because it is difficult to cover themselves. Being a hijabi is not only individualistic worship but is related to social, cultural, and political experiences. Therefore, wearing or taking of headscarf may not be a free decision of an individual. This study tries to find the answers to how women eliminate their cognitive dissonances in the process of taking off headscarves considering its links with social, cultural, and political experiences. In this study, 63 online letters that were published on the “yalniz Yürüvizyonsin.com” website between 01.01.2020 and 01.03.2020 are chosen to be the sample. I applied content analysis to these documents. In the light of this analysis, I found that the dissonance between not wanting to wear the headscarf (1st cognition) and being hijabi (2nd cognition) can be the reason for a series of disturbances from discontentment to depression. As a result, to eliminate this dissonance, the individuals may try to use these methods to reduce the dissonance: secularizing both with the clothes and the style of living (adding supportive cognition), alienating from the World (reducing the dissonance), describing religious life of their own family inadequate (adding supporting cognitions), emphasizing family's oppressive attitudes (reducing the dissonance), getting economic independence (adding supportive cognition), having a separate house from family (adding supportive cognitions). cognition), confirming that they do not perform other religious obligations either (adding supportive cognition). One of our findings is some individuals not only change their attitude about headscarves but also experience the conversion. Another prominent theme in the findings is some women take off their headscarves because they started to think that it is excessively hard to wear.
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