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| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contemporary Sociology Theories II | SOS312 | Turkish | Compulsory | 6. Semester | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Mode of delivery | Lecture |
| Course Coordinator | Doç. Dr. Cihan ERTAN |
| Instructor(s) | Doç. Dr. Cihan ERTAN (Bahar) |
| 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 | This class is the continuation of the class of Contemporary Sociological Theories II. Within the scope of the class, late modernity and risk society, symbolic interactionism ve its figures, phenomenological sociology, rational choice approaches, sociology of the body and the agenda of postmodern sociology are being considered. |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | Being able to explain contemporary theories and related theorists |
| 2 | Being able to evaluate the significance of the theories in the history of sociology |
| 3 | Being able to analyze the differences between theories on the basis of different social realities |
| 4 | Being able to discuss the relationship of different theoretical approaches. |
| 5 | Being able to discuss how the postmodernist theories define the community |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Modernism, late modernism and risk society: Ulrich Beck | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 2. Week | Introduction tho Symbolic Interactionism: Intellectual Roots | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 3. Week | Symbolic Interactionasim: Herbert Blumer | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 4. Week | Symbolic Interactionism: George Herbert Mead | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 5. Week | Symbolic Interactionism: Erving Goffman | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 6. Week | Arlie Russell Hochschild and Sociology of Emotions | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 7. Week | Phenomenological approach:Edmund Husserl and Alfred Schütz | |
| 8. Week | Ethnomethodology: Harold Garfinkel | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 9. Week | Social Construction of Reality: Peter Berger | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 10. Week | Rational Choice Theory: George Homans and Peter Blau | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 11. Week | Discovery of the body: Sociology of the body | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 12. Week | Power and the body: Foucauldian Approach | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 13. Week | Postmodern approaches | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 14. Week | Overall discussion |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Acquire a general sociological perspective. | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | Acquire knowledge of the basic characteristics of sociological method and the stages of sociological inquiry; comprehension of the required concepts for a social scientific inquiry and the methods for a sociological research, and also to be able to use them in an applied research. | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | Recognition of the classical and contemporary sociological theories and the ability to compare them. | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | Analyze the basic characteristics of social structures and institutions that are whether national or common in the world. | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | Analyze the social interactions that take place between individuals, social groups, and societies. | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | To generate a sociological imagination directed to the daily social phenomena and to gain the ability of systematic, coherent, and critical thinking. | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | Analyze the social mobilization and relations of social class in the modern industrial and post-industrial societies. | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Explain the effects of social stratification and economic inequalities over social life and society. | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | Propose solutions for the social problems while implementing the most efficient research techniques. | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | To produce and publish scientific knowledge, share it with society, and contribute to the consciousness of the society. | ✔ | |||||
| 11 | To generate different perspectives for various social problems, and to think systematically. | ✔ | |||||
| 12 | To have an objective perspective towards social phenomena. | ✔ | |||||
| 13 | To watch closely the scientific and modern developments, and improve himself / herself; and follow scientific ethics | ✔ | |||||
| 14 | To become sociologists who are able to capture and analyze the spirit of the age by dealing with local, national, and global social problems. | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PY11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
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| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ders İçi |
Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
|
Ders Dışı |
Preparation, After Class Study | 14 | 2.5 | 35 |
| Research | 2 | 7 | 14 | |
| Other Activities | 5 | 6.5 | 32.5 | |
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total Workload | 127.5 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 5.0 | ||
