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Master's of Sociology without Thesis

SOC509

CHILDHOOD SOCIOLOGY

Course Code
SOC509
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree Without Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Get information about childhood starting from infancy to the adolescence and about the nature of child development and socialization.
  2. Learn to employ a new perspective of Sociology of Childhood, which assumes that children are passive participants starts from the assumption that children are active participants who both shape and are shaped by their social world.
  3. Could analyze childhood as a phenomenon through classicand modern theories.
  4. Could critically examine the latest debates and studiesin the field of childhood sociology, thus could contribute shaping current and/or future child policy.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components-
Course DescriptionThis course explores childhood, from infancy to adolescence, and the nature of children's development and socialization. While the subject of the course covers the institutions and social factors that shape the child, it focuses on the new Childhood Sociology perspective, which assumes children as active participants who are both shaped by and shape the social world, rather than as passive participants. This course will also contribute to the determination of current or future child policies by focusing on the future of childhood.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Social Theories on Childhood
2nd Week The Strucute of Childhood
3rd Week Research Methods and Ethics in Childhood Studies
4th Week Historical Perspective to Childhood
5th Week Social Change, Family and Children
6th Week Child Culture
7th Week Children, Play and Peer Groups
8th Week Mid-term Exam
9th Week Children, Social Problmes and, Social Policy
10th Week Children Rights, Poverty, Inequalityand Children under Risk
11th Week Future of Childhood
12th Week Specific Research Theme:City and Children
13th Week Specific Research Theme: Child and Cinema
14th Week Specific Research Theme: Working Children
Recommended or Required Reading*Corsaro, A. W. (2011) The Sociology of Childhood. Third Edition.
*Onur, B. (2007) Çocuk Tarih ve Toplum. Ankara: İmge Kitabevi.
*Onur, B. (2009) Türk Modernleşmesinde Çocuk. Ankara: İmge Kitabevi.
*Wells, K. (2009) Childhood: In a Global Perspective. UK: Polity Press.
*Wyness, M. (2006). Childhood and Society. Second Edition.UK: Palgrave and Macmillan.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 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 2 2
Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0
Individual or group work 14 12 168
Preparation for Final exam 1 26 26
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20
Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 2 20 40
Total Work Load300
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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