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Program of Sociology (Turkish)

SOC301

CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES I

Course Code
SOC301
Semester
Fifth Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study3
SemesterFifth Term (Fall)
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Gather knowledge about current sociological debates.
  2. Can learn the relation between the current sociological debates and paradigms.
  3. Can evalaute the main themes of the current sociological debates.
  4. Can discuss the daily social problems.
  5. Can analyze the current problems about the technological developments and social events.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionIn this course, important sociological theories that try to explain the current world are discussed without ignoring the historical continuity that creates the context we call contemporary.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the General Topics and Content of the Course
2nd Week Citizen Kane General framework and discussions
3rd Week Marshall Bermann All that is solid melts into the air. What is contemporary? What is modern?
4th Week Norbert Elias The Civilizing Process what is contemporary? What is modern?
5th Week Foucault and Agamben: What is biopolitics?
6th Week Foucault and Agamben: What is biopolitics?
7th Week Bourdieu: Habitus, doxa, illusio, field, conflict
8th Week Midterm exam
9th Week Bourdieu: Habitus, doxa, illusio, field, conflict
10th Week Negri&Hardt: Empire, Multiplicity
11th Week Mauffe&Laclau: On the populist mind
12th Week Fanon, Memmi, Said: Post-colonial theory
13th Week E. Said: Orientalism
14th Week General Evaluation of the Course
15th Week Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading*Best, Steven- Kellner, Douglas.1991. Postmodern Teori: Eleştirel Soruşturmalar. Ayrıntı Yayınları, İstanbul.
*Paloma, Margaret. 2007. Çağdaş Sosyoloji Kuramları. EOS Yayınları, Ankara.
*Berberoglu, Berch. 2009. Klasik ve Çağdaş Sosyal Teoriye Giriş. Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 2 20
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0
Individual or group work 14 4 56
Preparation for Final exam 1 28 28
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 14 14
Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0
Final exam 1 6 6
Homework 0 0 0
Total Work Load150
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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K2 X X
K3 X X X
K4 X X
K5 X
K6 X X X
K7 X
K8
K9
K10
K11 X
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