Jornal de Trauma e Tratamento

The Peasant: Is He Necessarily the Victim in Confrontation with the City-Dweller?

Abstract

Sinan Çaya

Turkey is a fast changing country with a young population. True, it used to be defined as an agrarian state; but, it is getting urbanized at tremendous speed. This change brings the citadin in interaction with the peasant under many possible circumstances. The former usually has the upper hand in this relation and on occasion does not even conceal his contempt for the latter. But the latter sometimes carries off his own victory despite disproportionate disadvantages and absolute deprivation.