Sociology
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

General course introduction information

Course Code: SOS317
Course Name: Çağdaş Sosyoloji Kuramları I
Course Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
3 0 3 11
Language of instruction: TR
Course Requisites:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Compulsory
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. ESRA KÖTEN
Course Lecturer(s): Dr.Öğr.Üyesi İLKER ÇAYLA
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to examine the development of sociology since the 1920s.
Course Content: Ders çerçevesinde Yapısal İşlevselcilik, Sembolik Etkileşimcilik, Etnomedoloji ve Fenomenoloji gibi yerleşik kuramlarım yanında daha çağdaş dünyanın figürleri olan Giddens, Bourdieu, Foucault, Gramsci, Featherstone, Baumann gibi düşünürlerin teorileri aracılığı ile çağdaş sosyal teorinin eyleyen, özne, iktidar, habitus, alan, sermaye, söylem ve hegemonya gibi temel kavramlarının üzerinde durulacak.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Learning Outcomes
1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) Recognize the leading contemporary names and approaches of sociology.
2) Knows sociological concepts and their importance, learns to use the concepts appropriately.
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
1) Gains the ability to read and analyze sociological texts.
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction Dispersion of views, introduction of major theories, meeting and organization.
2) Talcott Parsons and Robert Merton: Structural Functionalism Ritzer, Goerge. Yapısal İşlevselcilik, Yeni İşlevselcilik ve Çatışma Kuramı. Sosyoloji Kuramları. Ankara: De Ki Yayınevi, 2013, 236-276
3) Conflict Theory and Sociological Imagination İşlevselciliğe Karşı Eleştiriler: Çatışma Teorisi ve Sosyolojik İmgelem. İçinde: Modern Sosyoloji tarihi, Açık Öğretim Fakültesi Yayınları, 2011, 58-87. https://yadi.sk/i/6rV6yBofpzh9H
4) Symbolic Interactionism (Mead, Blumer and Gofmann) Ritzer, Goerge. Sembolik Etkileşimcilik. Sosyoloji Kuramları. Ankara: De Ki Yayınevi, 2013, 351-390
5) Phenomenology Fenemenoloji ve Fenomonolojik Sosyoloji. İçinde: Modern Sosyoloji tarihi, Açık Öğretim Fakültesi Yayınları, 2011, 116-142. https://yadi.sk/i/6rV6yBofpzh9H
6) Ethnomethodology: Garfinkel Ritzer, Goerge. Etnometodoloji. Sosyoloji Kuramları. Ankara: De Ki Yayınevi, 2013, 391-415
7) Midterm 1-6. Week resources
8) Hegemony and Power: Gramsci Showstack Sassoon, Anne. “Hegemonya, Mevzi Savaşı ve Politik Müdahale. Gramsci’ye Farklı Yaklaşımlar. Ankara: Dipnot, 2012, 97-120. Buci-Glucksmann, Christine. “Hegemonya ve Rıza. Politik bir Strateji. Gramsci’ye Farklı Yaklaşımlar. Ankara: Dipnot, 2012, 121-133.
9) Actor, Action, Structure: Anthony Giddens's Building Theory Giddens, Anthony. “Yapılaşma Kuramının Ögeleri”. Toplumun Kuruluşu. Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları, 1999, 41-83.
10) Habitus, Area and Capital: Sociology of Bourdieu Ritzer, George. “Habitus ve Alan”. Sosyoloji Kuramları. Ankara: De Ki Yayınevi, 2013, 526-537. Bourdieu, Pierre. Toplumsal Uzam ile Simgesel Uzam & Simgesel Metaların Ekonomisi. Pratik Nedenler. İstanbul: Hil Yayın, 2006, 13-27 & 163-198
11) Power, Subject, Discourse: Foucault Ritzer, George. “Yapısalcılık, Postyapısalcılık ve Postmodern Toplum Kuramı. Sosyoloji Kuramları. Ankara: De Ki Yayınevi, 2013, 603-621 Keskin, Ferda. “Özne ve İktidar”. Michel Foucault- Özne ve İktidar. Seçme Yazılar. İstanbul: Ayrıntı, 2011, 11-24 Foucault, Michel. “Siyasi Aklın Bir Eleştirisine Doğru”. Michel Foucault- Özne ve Iktidar. Seçme Yazılar. İstanbul: Ayrıntı, 2011, 25-56. Foucault, Michel. “Özne ve İktidar”. Michel Foucault- Özne ve İktidar. Seçme Yazılar. İstanbul: Ayrıntı, 2011, 57-82
12) Power, Subject, Discourse: Foucault II Ritzer, George. “Yapısalcılık, Postyapısalcılık ve Postmodern Toplum Kuramı. Sosyoloji Kuramları. Ankara: De Ki Yayınevi, 2013, 603-621 Keskin, Ferda. “Özne ve İktidar”. Michel Foucault- Özne ve İktidar. Seçme Yazılar. İstanbul: Ayrıntı, 2011, 11-24 Foucault, Michel. “Siyasi Aklın Bir Eleştirisine Doğru”. Michel Foucault- Özne ve Iktidar. Seçme Yazılar. İstanbul: Ayrıntı, 2011, 25-56. Foucault, Michel. “Özne ve İktidar”. Michel Foucault- Özne ve İktidar. Seçme Yazılar. İstanbul: Ayrıntı, 2011, 57-82
13) Modernity and postmodernity Ritzer, George. “Modernden Postmoderne Toplum Kuramı”. Sosyoloji Kuramları, Ankara: De Ki Yayınevi, 2013, 547-569. Featherstone, Mike. “Modern ve Postmodern”. Postmodernizm ve Tüketim Kültürü. İstanbul: Ayrıntı, 2013, 19-37.
14) Modernity and postmodernity II Ritzer, George. “Modernden Postmoderne Toplum Kuramı”. Sosyoloji Kuramları, Ankara: De Ki Yayınevi, 2013, 547-569. Featherstone, Mike. “Modern ve Postmodern”. Postmodernizm ve Tüketim Kültürü. İstanbul: Ayrıntı, 2013, 19-37.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Ritzer, George. Sosyoloji Kuramları. Ankara: De Ki Yayınevi, 2013
References: Bourdieu, Pierre. Pratik Nedenler. İstanbul: Hil Yayın, 2006
Foucault, Michel. Özne ve İktidar. Seçme Yazılar. İstanbul: Ayrıntı, 2011.
Featherstone, Mike. Postmodernizm ve Tüketim Kültürü. İstanbul: Ayrıntı, 2013
Giddens, Anthony. Modernliğin Sonuçları. İstanbul: Ayrıntı, 2012.

Showstack Sassoon, Anne. Gramsci’ye Farklı Yaklaşımlar. Ankara: Dipnot, 2012.

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Gains the ability to interpret social developments with the theoretical knowledge that is acquired and a critical perspective.
2) Has knowledge about other disciplines and is open to lifelong learning to be able to success interdisciplinary work.
3) Has the ability to observe social, scientific and ethical values ​​in the stages of data collection, interpretation and announcement while conducting research in the field.
4) Graduates with a good knowledge of at least one foreign language and one foreign language at the entry level.
5) Gains a professional perspective with good observation ability and empathy.
6) Gains the ability to collect local, national and international data and conduct research in the field of social science.
7) Can make explanations to expert or non-expert audiences about their field or social issues, inform them and convey their thoughts, problems and solutions clearly in written and oral form.
8) Adopts various internship programs and applied studies.
9) Gains knowledge to work as a researcher, consultant or expert in the public or private sector.
10) Complies with the ethical rules accepted and encouraged by TÜBİTAK, YÖK and TÜBA and universal science within the context of research, and education.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Gains the ability to interpret social developments with the theoretical knowledge that is acquired and a critical perspective. 5
2) Has knowledge about other disciplines and is open to lifelong learning to be able to success interdisciplinary work. 5
3) Has the ability to observe social, scientific and ethical values ​​in the stages of data collection, interpretation and announcement while conducting research in the field.
4) Graduates with a good knowledge of at least one foreign language and one foreign language at the entry level.
5) Gains a professional perspective with good observation ability and empathy.
6) Gains the ability to collect local, national and international data and conduct research in the field of social science.
7) Can make explanations to expert or non-expert audiences about their field or social issues, inform them and convey their thoughts, problems and solutions clearly in written and oral form.
8) Adopts various internship programs and applied studies.
9) Gains knowledge to work as a researcher, consultant or expert in the public or private sector.
10) Complies with the ethical rules accepted and encouraged by TÜBİTAK, YÖK and TÜBA and universal science within the context of research, and education.

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Expression
Lesson
Reading
Q&A / Discussion

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 48
Field Work 1 40
Study Hours Out of Class 1 20
Presentations / Seminar 1 60
Midterms 2 61
Final 1 100
Total Workload 329