SOCIOLOGY OF LEISURE TIMES

SOC330

Course Code: SOC330
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Recognize the concept of leisure.
Recognize the concept of leisure in the historical process.
Recognize the importance of leisure sociology.
Defines theoretical and ideological approaches towards leisure time.
Distinguish the relationship between leisure time and social stratification.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course discusses leisure sociology in terms of definitions of leisure, theories of leisure, leisure and culture, leisure and social stratification, and make empirical studies on leisure.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Course Introduction general overview of the course
2^nd Week	Key concepts related to leisure time
3^rd Week	The concept of leisure time throughout historical processes
4^th Week	Theoretical approaches to leisure time
5^th Week	Theoretical approaches to leisure time
6^th Week	Post fordism and leisure time
7^th Week	Ideologies and leisure time
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	Everyday life and leisure time
10^th Week	Labor and leisure time
11^th Week	Leisure time and social stratification
12^th Week	Empirical studies and findings
13^th Week	Empirical studies and findings
14^th Week	Presentation
15^th Week	Presentation

Recommended or Required Reading

Tezcan, M. 1993. Boş Zamanlar Sosyolojisi. Ankara: A.Ü Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi
Yayınları.
Aytaç, Ö. 2002. ?Boş Zaman Üzerine Kuramsal Yaklaşımlar?. Fırat Üniversitesi
Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. Erişim: http://web.firat.edu.tr/sosyalbil/dergi/arsiv/cilt12/sayi1/231-260.pdf
Aykaç, Ö.2005. ?Kapitalizm ve Boş Zaman?. Eskişehir Osmangazi Sosyal Bilimler
Dergisi. Erişim: http://sbd.ogu.edu.tr/makaleler/6_1_Makale_1.pdf
Aytaç, Ö. 2006. ?Tüketimcilik ve Metalaşma Kıskacında Boş Zaman?. Kocaeli
Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. Erişim: http://kosbed.kocaeli.edu.tr/sayi11/aytac.pdf
Bourdieu, P. 2015. Ayrım. Ankara: Heretik Yayınları
Henry, I. P. 1993. The Politics of Leisure Policy. London: Macmillan
Şimşek, I. (ed.).1997. Çalışmak Yorar. Cogito, Sayı 12, Yapı Kredi Yayınları
Osmanlı, U., Kaya, S. 2014. ?Püritanizm?den Hedonizm?e Değişen Boş Zaman
Kavramı?. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Sosyolojik Araştırmalar E-Dergisi. Erişim: http://
w w w . s d e r g i . h a c e t t e p e . e d u . t r / m a k a l e l e r /PrutanizmdenHedonizmeDegisenBosZamanKavrami.pdf
Kart, E. 2014. ?Boş Zamanın Çoklu Tüketim Mekanı Olarak İnternet ve Yeni Yaşam Tarzlarının İnşaası?. Global Media Journal: TR Edition. Erişim: http://globalmediajournaltr.yeditepe.edu.tr/makaleler/GMJ_8._sayi_guz_2014/pdf/Kart.pdf
Kaplan, Y., & Akkaya, C. 2013. ?Toplumsal Tabaka Farklılıklarının Spora Yansıyan Sonuçları (Antalya Örneği)?. Mediterranean Journal of Humanities: Erişim: http://proje.akdeniz.edu.tr/mcri/mjh/3-2/MJH-11-KAPLAN-Yilmaz-AKKAYA-Cihan.pdf
Arun, Ö. 2016. ?İnce Zevkler, Olağan Beğeniler: Çağdaş Türkiye?de Kültürel Eşitsizliğin Yansımaları?. Cogito Dergisi. Erişim: http://www.sosyalbilimler.org/ince-zevkler-olagan-begeniler-cagdas-turkiyede-kulturel-esitsizligin-yansimalari/
Veblen, T. 2015. Aylak Sınıfın Teorisi. Ankara: Heretik Yayınları
Karademir, H. I. 2014. ?Bourdieu Sonrası Yeni Eşitsizlik Gündemleri: Kültürel Sınıf Analizi, Beğeni ve Kimlik?, Cogito, Sayı 76, Yapi Kredi Yayıncılık.
Biggart, W.N. 2001. ?The Sociology of Leisure.? In International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Baltes (eds.). Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science Limited.
Lee, J.K., Dunlap, R., & Edwards, M. 2014. ?The Implication of Bourdieu?s Theory of practice for Leisure Studies?. Leisure Sciences: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Erişim: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262582757_The_Implication_of_Bourdieu%27s_Theory_of_Practice_for_Leisure_Studies

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	2	50
Assignment	1	40
Presentation of Case Study	1	10
Total(%)		100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		0
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 Load			150
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1
K2		X	X
K3	X
K4		X
K5
K6	X		X		X
K7
K8
K9				X
K10					X
K11				X
K12