RACE, ETHNICITY AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS

SOC515

Course Code: SOC515
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Ceyda Kuloğlu

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

How to define socialproblems in Turkey and in the world
How to define socialproblems in Turkey and in the world. 2.How to investigate problems related to race and ethnicity.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	Understanding social problems
3^rd Week	Race, ethnicity and racism
4^th Week	Inequality problem, poverty
5^th Week	Racism in education
6^th Week	Racism in working life
7^th Week	Gender and racism in the society
8^th Week	Midterm Exam Week
9^th Week	Problems of social institutions, state and politics
10^th Week	Ethnic cleansing
11^th Week	Migration due to ethnicity
12^th Week	Global social problems, war and terrorism
13^th Week	General review
14^th Week	Final Week

Recommended or Required Reading

Etnik sosyoloji, 2009, İstanbul, Timaş Yayınları

Sinisa Malesevic, The Sociology of Ethnicity, Sage Publications, 2004.

James Spradley and David W. McCurdy. 2012 (14th ed.) Conformity and Conflict. Readings in Cultural Anthropology. Boston: Pearson.

Jonathan Xavier Inda ve Renato Rosaldo (der.) (2007) The Anthropology of Globalization. A Reader (2nd ed.) Wiley-Blackwell.

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	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	15	210
Preparation for Final exam	1	12	12
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	8	8
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	2	12	24
Total Work Load			301
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.03
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2
K1	X
K2
K3	X	X
K4
K5	X
K6
K7
K8	X	X
K9
K10
K11
K12
K13	X	X
K14
K15	X
K16
K17	X	X
K18	X

	LO1	LO2
K1	X
K2
K3	X	X
K4
K5	X
K6
K7
K8	X	X
K9
K10
K11
K12
K13	X	X
K14
K15	X
K16
K17	X	X
K18	X

	LO1	LO2
K1	X
K2
K3	X	X
K4
K5	X
K6
K7
K8	X	X
K9
K10
K11
K12
K13	X	X
K14
K15	X
K16
K17	X	X
K18	X

	LO1	LO2
K1	X
K2
K3	X	X
K4
K5	X
K6
K7
K8	X	X
K9
K10
K11
K12
K13	X	X
K14
K15	X
K16
K17	X	X
K18	X