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CEK1002Sociology3+0+0ECTS:3
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of ECONOMICS
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerArş. Gör. Ayşula KURT
Co-LecturerDr. Lecturer Serdal FİDAN
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The course aims to give the students general information about sociology. A student who successfully finishes the course is expecting to understand the nature and causes of structured behavior in social situations.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : define basic concepts of sociology and its place within social sciences 1,21
LO - 2 : explain social situaitons, social change and social institutions 1,21
LO - 3 : correlate social events and phenomena with each other in the context of social structure and culture1,21
LO - 4 : make inference in relation to the future of social processes 1,21
LO - 5 : explain the events and phenomena occurring in their communities and cultural environment by using the sociological imagination1,21
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
The development of sociological thinking, the theme of sociology and its restrictions, the relation between sociology and other sciences, the different approaches in sociology, the analyze of basic sociological concepts and process, the social structure (statue, social role) , the factors of social mobility, socio-cultural changes, social stratification (different types of stratification, traditional and usual stratification symbols) .
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction: Sociological Perspective and Imagination
 Week 2The Development Sociological Thought
 Week 3Types of society, social change and globalization
 Week 4Sociological Research Methods
 Week 5Classical Sociological Theories
 Week 6Contemporary sociological theories
 Week 7Everyday Life and Social Interaction
 Week 8Socialization, family, and the transformation of intimacy
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Stratification and class
 Week 11Economics, politics, and social inequality
 Week 12Race, ethnicity and migration
 Week 13Religion and society
 Week 14Education and social structure
 Week 15Deviance and Crime
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Giddens, A. 2008; Sosyoloji, Kırmızı Yayınları, İstanbul.
 
Recommended Reading
1Fichter, J. 2002; Sosyoloji Nedir?, Anı Yayıncılık, Ankara
2Arslantürk Z. ve M.T. Amman 2011; Sosyoloji: Kavramlar, Kurumlar, Süreçler, Teoriler, Çamlıca Yay., İstanbul
3Bottomore, T., Nisbet, R., 1996; Sosyolojik Çözümlemenin Tarihi, Ayraç Yayınevi, Ankara.
4Bozkurt, V. 2012; Değişen Dünyada Sosyoloji, Ekin Yayınevi, Bursa
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 04/2023 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 06/2023 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 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 2 14 28
Arasınav için hazırlık 5 1 5
Arasınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 6 1 6
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Diğer 1 7 1 7
Total work load90