The position of private car use at the national level with an emphasis on cultural geography

Man lives in a national territory relying on goods; Commodities are the subject of current knowledge and are emphasized over time. Anxiety caused by their absence has a definite effect on their daily lives. In fact, living with objects requires localizing, adapting, and locating them. Human interactions with objects are part of cultures. Therefore, it is the relationship between goods and people and the way goods are placed in specific environments that make a distinct material culture. On the other hand, goods establish their national identity by their physical presence at specific times and places by forming a network of cultural elements of communication. A network of connections in which cultural connections are institutionalized and define the symbolic meaning of goods. In this study on the material culture of goods and national identity, the national dimensions of the automobile as the richest symbol of twentieth century industry have been clarified. In sociology, the key terms Fordism and post-Fordism indicate the importance of the car. The types of cars and the identities that are attributed to the car play an important role in the formation of material culture and affect the identity in the national territory. The methodology of this research is qualitative, in terms of results, it is an applied research and is among the interdisciplinary researches. The results of the research show the "relationship between the material culture of goods and identity in the national territory." Indeed, goods, such as cars, can be integrated into national identities, adapted practically and symbolically to national territories, and expanded into emotional connections that harmonize ideas about national car cultures.