| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Analyze the relationship of economics and society in details.
- Meet the reasons that lie behind the economic acts.
- Meet the basic concepts of sociology of economics.
- Discuss the relationship between technology and economic growth from a sociological perspective.
- Conduct scientific research using qualitative and quantitative methods in the field of economic sociology.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | Yes(SOC110) |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | No |
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| Course Description | The course focuses on the development and difference of classical and new economic sociology. On the other hand, the reflections of the basic duality of sociology is action-structure on economic aspects of different societies will be elaborated. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
What is economic sociology? |
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2nd Week |
What is capitalism? Its formation |
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3rd Week |
The institutions of economics |
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4th Week |
Weber: The Prostestant Ethic and the spirit of capitalism |
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5th Week |
Polanyi: The Great Tranformation |
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6th Week |
Schumpeter: Creative destruction |
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7th Week |
The behavioral economics |
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8th Week |
Midterm exam |
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9th Week |
Transformation of fordism |
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10th Week |
The informal economy |
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11th Week |
The social capital |
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12th Week |
Neo-liberalism and globalisation |
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13th Week |
Digital economy |
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14th Week |
Unethical economy and its social results |
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15th Week |
Presentations |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | *Bozkurt, V.,Güneş, F.2011. Ekonomi Sosyolojisi, Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını
*Neil J. Smelser and Richard Swedber.2005.The Handbook of Economic Sociology. Princeton University Press.
*Featherstone, M.1996.Postmodernizm ve Tüketim Kültürü (Çev. M. Küçük). İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Individual or group work |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
50 |
50 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
50 |
50 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Total Work Load | 150 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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