An Analysis of the Social Wellbeing of Youth in Turkey Based on the “2017 Global Youth Wellbeing Index”

Hülya Eker; Esra Burcu

doi:10.26650/JECS2023-1262133

Research Article

An Analysis of the Social Wellbeing of Youth in Turkey Based on the “2017 Global Youth Wellbeing Index”

Year 2023, Issue: 68, 30 - 45, 20.12.2023

Hülya Eker , Esra Burcu

https://doi.org/10.26650/JECS2023-1262133

Abstract

Social wellbeing is critical in assessing the social status of the youth and revealing both their opportunities and problems. The ‘2017 Global Youth Wellbeing Index’ (GYWI) is an international index explaining the social wellbeing status of the youth of different countries in terms of ‘civil participation’, ‘economic opportunities’, ‘education’, ‘health’, ‘information and communication technologies’, ‘safety and security’, and ‘gender equality’. In the current study, the social wellbeing of the youth in Turkey was analyzed on the basis of the data related to the specified domains of this index. Aiming to reveal a view of the social wellbeing of the youth in Turkey, the social wellbeing of young people was compared using the ‘2017 GYWI,’ and the data in the current national statistics database in Turkey (Turkish Statistical Institute [TurkStat], 2020, 2021). This comparison places a sociological emphasis on the urgent need for a general social wellbeing indexing of the youth. The indexing on the social wellbeing of young people reveals in which areas young people do not sufficiently benefit from the opportunities and resources of the society they live in. In this respect, the results of this study will guide social policies in related fields.

Keywords

Youth, Social Wellbeing, 2017 Global Youth Wellbeing Index

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Year 2023, Issue: 68, 30 - 45, 20.12.2023

Hülya Eker , Esra Burcu

https://doi.org/10.26650/JECS2023-1262133

Abstract

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Primary Language	English
Subjects	Sociology
Journal Section	Research Articles
Authors	Hülya Eker 0000-0001-5899-5520 Esra Burcu 0000-0003-1254-8535
Publication Date	December 20, 2023
Submission Date	March 10, 2023
Published in Issue	Year 2023 Issue: 68

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APA	Eker, H., & Burcu, E. (2023). An Analysis of the Social Wellbeing of Youth in Turkey Based on the “2017 Global Youth Wellbeing Index”. Journal of Economy Culture and Society(68), 30-45. https://doi.org/10.26650/JECS2023-1262133
AMA	Eker H, Burcu E.An Analysis of the Social Wellbeing of Youth in Turkey Based on the “2017 Global Youth Wellbeing Index.” Journal of Economy Culture and Society. December 2023;(68):30-45. doi:10.26650/JECS2023-1262133
Chicago	Eker, Hülya, and Esra Burcu. “An Analysis of the Social Wellbeing of Youth in Turkey Based on the ‘2017 Global Youth Wellbeing Index’”. Journal of Economy Culture and Society, no. 68 (December 2023): 30-45. https://doi.org/10.26650/JECS2023-1262133.
EndNote	Eker H, Burcu E (December 1, 2023) An Analysis of the Social Wellbeing of Youth in Turkey Based on the “2017 Global Youth Wellbeing Index”. Journal of Economy Culture and Society 68 30–45.
IEEE	H. Eker and E. Burcu, “An Analysis of the Social Wellbeing of Youth in Turkey Based on the ‘2017 Global Youth Wellbeing Index’”, Journal of Economy Culture and Society, no. 68, pp. 30–45, December 2023, doi: 10.26650/JECS2023-1262133.
ISNAD	Eker, Hülya - Burcu, Esra. “An Analysis of the Social Wellbeing of Youth in Turkey Based on the ‘2017 Global Youth Wellbeing Index’”. Journal of Economy Culture and Society 68 (December 2023), 30-45. https://doi.org/10.26650/JECS2023-1262133.
JAMA	Eker H, Burcu E. An Analysis of the Social Wellbeing of Youth in Turkey Based on the “2017 Global Youth Wellbeing Index”. Journal of Economy Culture and Society. 2023;:30–45.
MLA	Eker, Hülya and Esra Burcu. “An Analysis of the Social Wellbeing of Youth in Turkey Based on the ‘2017 Global Youth Wellbeing Index’”. Journal of Economy Culture and Society, no. 68, 2023, pp. 30-45, doi:10.26650/JECS2023-1262133.
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