| Course Type | Elective Course |
| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Year of Study | - |
| Semester | - |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Analyze the inadequacies of classical and contemporary sociological theories.
- Discuss the reasons for the emergence of essentialist and dichotomic views.
- Discuss examples of process-based investigations in everyday life.
- Explains the differences between the modes of doing relational sociology.
- Discusses the views of important representatives of relational sociology.
- Evaluates the studies on relational sociology in Turkey.
- Discuss research techniques that are compatible with doing relational sociology.
|
| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
| Prerequisites | No |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
| Course Description | The main objective of this course will be, to discuss the advantages and difficulties of the relational sociology as well as the uncertainty studies with the combination of theory and practice.After the main features and principles of relational sociology taught at the level of knowledge to students, the relational sociological studies carried out in the World and Turkey will be reviewed to gain critical evaluation skills. The exams of the course will be compatible with the characteristics of the student group who chose the course. |
| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
|
1st Week |
The Basics of relational Sociology |
|
2nd Week |
The problem of essentialism and the ways of exceeding it |
|
3rd Week |
The problems of dichotomic point of view |
|
4th Week |
The problems of process-oriented analyzes and it ssolutions |
|
5th Week |
The importance of studying the causal life in association with time and space |
|
6th Week |
The need of new types of conceptualizations and possibilities of creating an ew framework |
|
7th Week |
MID TERM |
|
8th Week |
The problems and possibilities of the relation of concept and initiation |
|
9th Week |
Different relational sociologies |
|
10th Week |
Examples from the world: P.Bourdieu ve N.Elias |
|
11th Week |
Examples from the world:Uncertainty and H. White. |
|
12th Week |
Turkey: Studies on Instargram and Facebook |
|
13th Week |
Turkey: Mothership and Syrian refugees |
|
14th Week |
General Evaluation |
|
| Recommended or Required Reading | Çeğin,G., Göker,E. (der) Özcülüğün Tasviyesi: İilşkisel Sosyolojide Yeni Yaklaşımlar. Istanbul:Notabene.
Kasapoglu,A.(der) (2017). Uygulamalı İlişkisel Sosyoloji. İstanbul: yeni Insan yayınevi.
Powell, C., Depelteau,F. (2013) İlişkisel Sosyoloji:Ontolojik ve Teorik Yönelimler (çev. Ö. Akkaya). Ankara:Phoenix. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
- Presentation
|
| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
|
40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
|
| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
1.5 |
21 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
50 |
50 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
6 |
2 |
12 |
| Total Work Load | 151 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5.03 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
|
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Work Placement(s) | No |