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| SOS4001 | Gender and Sociology of Body | 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 | Other instructors in the department | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this course is to provide a vision of the recognition of the concept of gender, the relationship between culture and gender stereotypes, the gender perspective from the sociological perspective, the different projection of gender inequality, and the historical course of feminist theory shaped by women's movements. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Can define basic concepts such as gender, gender equality, gender hierarchy. | 1,2,8 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | They can assess the cause and consequences of gender inequalities. | 2,8 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Learn different theoretical approaches to gender inequalities | 2,3,4,6 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | Learn historical background of different feminist theories | | 1, | | LO - 5 : | Learn and comment on the various policies that have been implemented in order to overcome gender inequalities. | 6,8 | 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 | | |
| There is a concept of gender in the focus of the course. This concept is dealt with in detail in the sub-titles such as the implications of the concept, the construction of gender in the historical process, sociological perspectives on gender, different feminist theories, body and gender relations, and women's position against single god religions. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Conceptual analysis: gender, gender, gender equality / inequality | | | Week 2 |
Different Approaches to Gender / Gender Discrimination | | | Week 3 | Sociological Perspectives on Gender-I: Structural-Functional and Social Conflict Theory | | | Week 4 | Sociological Perspectives on Gender-II: Symbolic Interactionism | | | Week 5 | Women's Movements in the West and Feminist Approaches - I | | | Week 6 | Women's Movements and Feminist Approaches in the West - II | | | Week 7 | Violence Against Women and Patriarchy: Conceptual Approaches | | | Week 8 | Women's Movements in Turkey From The Ottoman Empire To The Republic | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | The Field, Definition and Conceptual Framework of Sociology of Body | | | Week 11 | Theoretical Approaches in Sociology of The Body I | | | Week 12 | Theoretical Approaches in Sociology of The Body II | | | Week 13 | Contemporary Debates in Gender Sociology and Intersectionality Approach | | | Week 14 | Methodological Context in Gender Research | | | Week 15 | Feminism and Masculinity Studies | | | Week 16 | FINAL EXAM | | | |
| 1 | Işık, E. (1998). Beden ve toplum kuramı: öznenin sosyolojisinden bedenin sosyolojisine. Bağlam Yayınları. | | | 2 | Smith, B. G. (2022). Kadın Çalışmaları: Temeller. Ö. Çakmak, Çev.) İletişim Yayınları.(Orijinal yayın tarihi 2019). | | | |
| 1 | Canatan, K. 2011; Beden Sosyolojisi, Açılım kitap, İstanbul | | | 2 | Scott, J. W. (2007). Toplumsal Cinsiyet: Faydali Bir Tarihsel Analiz Kategorisi. Agora Kitaplığı. | | | 3 | Savran, G. A. (2001). Feminizmin ikilemleri (Teoride aşılabilir mi?). Defter Dergisi. | | | 4 | Walby, S. (2016). Patriyarka kuramı. Çev. H. Osmanoğlu, Ankara, Dipnot Yayınları. | | | 5 | Butler, J. Foucault ile Bedenin Tarihsel Kurgusunun Paradoksu,, 2020, 76. | | | 6 | Çakır, S. (1994). Osmanlı kadın hareketi (Vol. 4). İstanbul: Metis Yayınları. | | | 7 | Connell, R. W. (1998). Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve İktidar, çev. Cem Soydemir, İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları. | | | 8 | Kandiyoti, Deniz (2013), Cariyeler, Bacılar, Yurttaşlar: Kimlikler ve Toplumsal Dönüşümler, İstanbul: Metis, 4. Baskı. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 22/11/2024 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 13/01/2025 | 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 4 | 10 | 40 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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