| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contemporary Sociology Theories II | SOS312 | 6. Semester | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Lecture |
| Course Coordinator |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cihan ERTAN |
| Instructors |
Cihan ERTAN |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | Learners will be able to explain structuralism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, dramaturgic theory, social exchange theory, rational choice theory, game theory, modernization theory, dependency theory, world systems theory, postmodern theory simulation theory. |
| Course Content | Learners will be able to explain structuralism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, dramaturgic theory, social exchange theory, rational choice theory, game theory, modernization theory, dependency theory, world systems theory, postmodern theory simulation theory. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Being able to explain contemporary theories and related theorists - Being able to evaluate the significance of the theories in the history of sociology - Being able to analyze the differences between theories on the basis of different social realities - Being able to discuss the relationship of different institutional structures. - Being able to discuss how the structure of postmodernism define the community |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | The sociology of Anthony Gidden - I - | |
| 2. Week | The sociology of Anthony Giddens | |
| 3. Week | Symbolic Interactionasim. Roots, Geoge Herbert Mead and Herbert Blumer | |
| 4. Week | Erving Goffman - I - | |
| 5. Week | Erving Goffman - II - | |
| 6. Week | Arlie Russell Hochschild and Patricia Hill Collins | |
| 7. Week | Phenomenological approach:Edmund Husserl and Alfred Schütz | |
| 8. Week | Midterm exam | |
| 9. Week | Ethnomethodological approach: Harold Garfinkel | |
| 10. Week | Peter Berger: Social construction of reality | |
| 11. Week | Discovery of the body: Sociology of the body | |
| 12. Week | Postmodern approaches I | |
| 13. Week | Postmodern approaches II | |
| 14. Week | Overall discussion |
| Wallace, R. A.; Wolf, A. (2015) Çağdaş Sosyoloji Kuramları: Klasik Geleneğin Genişletilmesi, L. Elburuz; M. R. Ayas (çev.), Doğu Batı Yayınları, Ankara. |
| Stones, R. (2008) Sosyolojik Düşüncede İz Bırakanlar, Bağlam Yayıncılık, İstanbul. |
| Swingewood, A. (2010) Sosyolojik Düşüncenin Kısa Tarihi, O. Akınhay (çev.), Agora Kitaplığı, İstanbul. |
| Bottomore, T.; Nisbet, R. (2014) Sosyolojik Çözümlemenin Tarihi, M. Tunçay; A. Uğur (yay. haz.), Kırmızı Yayınları, İstanbul. |
| Elliot, A. (2017). Çağdaş Sosyal Teoriye Giriş, Dipnot Yayınları, Ankara. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Preparation, After Class Study | 14 | 2.5 | 35 |
| Research | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| Other Activities | 5 | 6.5 | 32.5 |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 127.5 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5.0 | ||
