SOCIAL THEORY

PSIR331

Course Code: PSIR331
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)

Professor İsmail Aydıngün

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

They possess knowledge of fundamental concepts such as social theory, social structure, action, and modernity, and understand the role that social theories play in making sense of our daily lives.
They explain the emergence of social theory and the theories of various theorists within their historical and social contexts.
By developing the ability to conceptualize social phenomena, they apply contemporary social theories to current social examples.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

No recommended optional programme components.

Course Description

This course examines the fundamental concepts of social theory and the conditions of their emergence from a historical perspective. The course compares the ways in which classical and contemporary social theorists explain society; the relationships between structure, action, power, and culture are discussed within the framework of different theoretical approaches. The aim of the course is to analyze how contemporary social theories interpret modern and postmodern societies. The course aims to enable students to critically apply theoretical approaches to current social issues.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Course Overview and Introduction
2^nd Week	Society and Social Theory
3^rd Week	Classics: Marx, Weber, Durkheim
4^th Week	Critical Theory: The Frankfurt School
5^th Week	Structuralism
6^th Week	Post-Structuralism
7^th Week	Midterm Exam Week
8^th Week	Contemporary Critical Theory
9^th Week	Public Holiday
10^th Week	Feminism and Post-Feminist Theory
11^th Week	Postmodernism
12^th Week	Networks and Risks
13^th Week	Globalization
14^th Week	Contemporary Social Theory and the Future

Recommended or Required Reading

Bauman, Zygmunt (2000), Modernlik ve Hoşnutsuzlukları, İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.
Bauman, Zygmunt (2003), Modernlik ve Müphemlik, İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.
Elliott, Anthony (2021), Çağdaş Sosyal Teoriye Giriş, Ankara: Dipnot Yayınları.
Giddens, Anthony & Turner, Jonathan (2013), Günümüzde Sosyal Teori (Çev. Ümit Tatlıcan), İstanbul: Say
Yayınları.
Lemert, Charles (ed) (2000), Social Theory, Boulder, Colorado: Westview.
Ritzer, George (2001), Handbook of Social Theory, Thousands Oaks, California: Sage.
Turner, Bryan (2000) The Blackwell Companion to Social Theory, Malden, Mass.: Blackwell.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Presentation
Project

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Other	1	20
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	35	35
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	1	6	6
Presentation (including preperation)	2	6	12
Project	1	12	12
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
K1	X	X	X
K2
K3			X
K4
K5	X		X
K6	X
K7		X
K8
K9
K10	X	X	X
K11		X
K12
K13