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FACULTY of LETTERS / DEPARTMENT of SOCIOLOGY /
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SOS2006History of Sociology II4+0+0ECTS:5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of SOCIOLOGY
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 4 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Serdal FİDAN
Co-LecturerAssoc. Prof. Dr. Musa Yavuz Alptekin, Assist. Prof. Dr. Bayram Sevinç, Assist. Prof. Dr. Serdal Fidan, Dr. Selim Karyelioğlu
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
At the end of this course, student can compare and contrast different thinkers' approaches and their analysis; learn historical-sociological results and dynamics of industrialism, capitalist development and modernisation, have scientific understanding, comprehend basic approaches as regards theories and use these to bring solutions for current social problems.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Present different social thinkers' theories and approaches2,6,8,91
LO - 2 : Compare and contrast different social thinkers' theories and approaches.2,3,4,9,10,12,131
LO - 3 : Write the historical development of sociological thought2,3,4,6,131
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

 
Contents of the Course
In this course, the process of the emergence of modern capitalizm and industrial society and parallel to this, changes arised in science, culture, economy and politics and basic social transformations and problems will be dealt with. Then, different views belong to various thinkers will be included, how concept building (such as positivism, funtionalism,evolution, social class, class struggle, capitalism, capital, meta, skillessness,alienation, proletarianization, polarisation) which placed in some thinkers writing completed and how these affect the sociological research and the development school of thouhgt will be analysed.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1The development of Sociological Thought
 Week 2General Assessment of the History of Sociological Thougt I
 Week 3Durkheimian Sociology I
 Week 4Durkheimian Sociology II
 Week 5Pareto's Social Theory
 Week 6Tönnies's Social Theory
 Week 7George Simmel's Social Theory
 Week 8P. Sorokin's Social Theory
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Merton's Social Theory
 Week 11Marx's Social Theory I
 Week 12Marx's Social Theory II
 Week 13Weberian Sociology I
 Week 14Weberian Sociology II
 Week 15General Assessment
 Week 16End of term Exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Aron, Raymond. (1989). Sosyolojik Düşüncenin Evreleri (Çev. Korkmaz Alemdar), Ankara: Bilgi Yayınevi.
 
Recommended Reading
1Swingewood, Alan. (1998). Sosyolojik Düşüncenin Kısa tarihi. Bilim ve Sanat, Ankara.
2Bottomore, T. ve Nisbet, R. (der.) (1990) Sosyolojik Çözümlemenin Tarihi, Verso. Ankara
3 Ritzer, George. (1996). Classical Sociological Theory, 2nd ed. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
4Max Weber.(1985). Sosyoloji Yazıları. İng.Baskı Hazırlayan Mills, W.M. ve Gerth. Çev. Taha Parla.İletişim Yayınları, istanbul
5Özlem, D. (2001). Max Weber'de Bilim ve Sosyoloji. İnkılap Yayınevi, İstanbul
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 19.06.2025 75.dk 50
End-of-term exam 16 19.06.2025 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 4 14 56
Sınıf dışı çalışma 4 14 56
Arasınav için hazırlık 4 1 4
Arasınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 4 1 4
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Diğer 1 2 14 28
Total work load150