Marxists would argue that the ruling class would exploit this suffering and use religion and the fact that life is in God's hands to justify their actions. .
In previous centuries, religion played a significant part in British society. Weber's (1905) sociological theory of religion stated that Christianity was a 'salvation' religion where people could be saved if they conformed to certain beliefs or moral codes but as time has passed Britain has become more modernized where beliefs and attitudes are changing. This has meant that religion has become less important therefore supporting Durkheim's (1915) prediction that religion's influence would decline as society became more modern. He thought that scientific thinking would replace religious thinking. In contrast, there is controversy in Turkey due to religion being discredited because of science. The current government promotes religion ahead of science and has introduced Qu'ran lessons in state-run schools (Economist, 2014) .
As Britain has modernized, it has evolved and family structures are changing where it has become more common for couples to co-habit and have children out of wedlock, with an increase in single-parent families. "42% of marriages end in divorce" (ONS, 2012). On the other hand, the structure of the majority of the families in Turkey is still nuclear with extended family living close by. The family helps care for the children if parents work as childcare is not widely available for children of young ages. Most women tend to rely on the men to provide for the family as the government does not offer substantial financial assistance, which results in a divorce rate of 25% (Turkstat, 2013). .
Similar to British culture many years ago, Turkey is quite patriarchal as males are dominant and superior there. There is a lot of inequality with women being pressured to conform to social norms and comply with religious expectations to avoid conflicts with their husband and family.
His achievements in Turkey are an enduring monument to Ataturk. ... At the end of August 1922, the Turkish armies won their ultimate victory. ... In July 1923, the national government signed the Lausanne Treaty with Great Britain, France, Greece, Italy, and others. In mid-October, Ankara became the capital of the new Turkish State. ... October 29, 1923 is a fateful date in Turkish history. ...
The Armenian Holocaust was the first genocide of the twentieth century; it decimated the Armenian Christians inhabiting Turkey and accounted for almost ten percent of Turkey's population at that time. ... With these acts of laziness came the advent of a new young Turkish government known as the Young Turks. Much like the National Socialist of pre-World War II, this new group of Turks strove toward a more nationalistic and unified Turkish Empire. ... Once the new Turkish Parliament devised a constitution, the Armenians abandoned their political parties in favor of this parliamentary syste...
Pushed forward by Great Britain, Greek troops landed in Smyrna in May of 1919. ... This speech goaded the Greek Prime Minister into a war with Turkey. ... However, it was too difficult to resist the temptation that the British Prime Minister was offering. ... Although the King's forces pushed all the way into central Turkey, the Greek troops outstretched their supply and under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal, Turkey forced Greece back to Smyrna where 30,000 Greeks and Armenians were massacred. ... Nationalism still defines the culture and religion of the Greek people, and they still d...
Another example is France, a country which colonized many areas of the North Africa and Asia (though the Asian areas were taken over by British in a series of battles with the French). 14 countries are still forced by France to pay colonial tax since their independence till today. ... When Africa was colonized and new immigrants came to the country to settle down, there came a gradual amalgamation of the different cultures, traditions and values, crumbling the ethnicities of the people present there. ... This is a perversion." - British Prime Minister David Cameron. ... Another example is Turk...
The Balkan peninsula was that of great importance due to its territorial and economic significance; however, the Balkan States consisted of many proud ethnic cultures who did not wish to be ruled by any authority other than themselves. ... Britain agreed to the unification of Eastern Rumelia and Bulgaria and the Balkan States again gained more power through their nationalistic ideologies. Religious tensions in Crete added to the possibility of war with a revolt in 1897 against Turkey. Due to the murders of both Muslims and Christians on the island, Crete and Greece declared war on Turkey. ....
The Turkish appointed governor, Muhammad Ali, took major steps in modeling Egypt's agriculture and military after European standards. ... As prime minister of the British Cape Colony, he forced British rule on a large portion of the republics. ... Accepting defeat, many turned their attention to preserving traditions and culture. Others realized that the ways of the West were more prudent and adopted European cultures and societies, such as Ismail in Egypt. ... Critics questioned imperialism's capitalist motives, disregard for non-European tradition and culture, and lack of domes...
It seemed that her ally France and (after 1907) her friend Britain might be the only restraining influences on her ambitions. ... But the political nature of the Austro-Hungarian empire also served to complicate relations in the Balkans, for the Hungarian (Magyar) component of the empire continued to oppress the subject peoples of Serb, Slovene and related ethnic background by attempts to "Magyarize" them through the suppression of their own indigenous cultures in favor of the supremacy of the Hungarian language and institutions. ... Agitation reached boiling-point in 1912 when the Balkan sta...
However, it has also been a bridge for many cultures and new civilizations. ... The 1890's were the beginning of the Turkish movement towards their Pan-Turkic empire. ... Today, the Turkish Government still denies the occurrence of the Armenian Genocide. ... The representatives of the British, French, Russian, German, and Austrian governments, which, at that time, were all major powers, condemned the genocide. ... Although Turkey did agree to let the United States draw a border between the newly born Republic of Armenia and the Turkish government, it is not of a physical separation ...
Kurdish society was well underway of developing a political culture but this was disbanded by the redistribution of their county at the end of the first World War. ... It is completely separate of Semitic Arabic and Altic Turkish.14 This evidence of substantial population and a language different than those of the regions around them, show that Kurdistan and the Kurds are a separate entity from the overlaying countries of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria and the former Soviet Union, and should be treated as such. ... They were expected to learn the language of the new state in whi...
