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| SOS3017 | Sociology of Environment | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of SOCIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ayşula KURT | | Co-Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Bahar USTA BAKİ | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Understanding urbanization, industrialization and globalization process and the current debates on environmental issues, based on sociological approaches on environment. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | learns basic concepts of sociology of environment | 1,2 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | recognizes the environmental issues | 8 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | approaches the environmental policies scientifically | 2,4,5,6 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | understands the nature-individual relation based on ecology | 8 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Basic concepts of socilogy of environment and the relation between humans, society and nature. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to Environmental Sociology: Course Introduction and Detailed Content | | | Week 2 | Society-Environment Relationship, Sociology and Environment, Environmental Sociology: Emergence and Historical Development, Environmental Sociology in Turkey, Historical Development and Pioneering Studies | | | Week 3 | Theoretical Foundations of Environmental Sociology: Criticisms of Classical Sociology, New Ecological Paradigm and Human Exceptionalism Paradigm | | | Week 4 | Theoretical Approaches in Environmental Sociology I: Ecological Modernization | | | Week 5 | Theoretical Approaches in Environmental Sociology II: Eco-Feminism | | | Week 6 | Theoretical Approaches in Environmental Sociology III: Eco-Marxism | | | Week 7 | Theoretical Approaches in Environmental Sociology IV: Social Ecology | | | Week 8 | Environmental justice and Environmental Racism | | | Week 9 | mid-term | | | Week 10 | Environment, Technology and Environmental Problems | | | Week 11 | Urbanization, Environment, Local Politics and Sustainability, Documentary Watch: Polluters of the World Documentary | | | Week 12 | Environment and Underdevelopment | | | Week 13 | Social Problems in the Context of Climate Change, Climate Crisis and Environment: Climate Change-Induced Migration and Climate Refugeeism | | | Week 14 | Social Movements and Environment: Global and Local Environmental Movements | | | Week 15 | Greenwashing, Consumer Society and Environmental Sensitivity, Discussion, Suggestions and Criticisms on Course Content and Method | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
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| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 20/11/2024 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 16/01/2025 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 14 | 1 | 14 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 18 | 1 | 18 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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