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Master's of Sociology without Thesis

SOC524

SOCIOLOGY OF YOUTH

Course Code
SOC524
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. students may expect to gain sociological perspective towards youth period,
  2. to have knowledge about the related theoretical studies,
  3. to obtain proper skills which will enable them to perform sociological researches about sociology of youth. ?
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components-
Course DescriptionIn this course provides a social analysis of youth and the changing position of youth in society throughout history. In this course, youth period will be examined not only as a biological period but also as a part of socio-cultural construction process. It will include theoretical and conceptual discussions about youth. Youth period will be sociologically considered through culture, subculture, drug use - addiction, sexuality and health, media and consumption, family, crime and deviation, unemployment, intergenerational relationships/communications, politics, subcultures youth and social participation topics. In this course as well as cross cultural and generational comparisons of adolescence and youth will also be examined.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the course
2nd Week Definition of youth
3rd Week Theories of youth
4th Week Youth, media and consumption
5th Week Youth and family
6th Week Youth and Intergenerational relationships
7th Week Mid-Term
8th Week Youth, sexuality and health
9th Week Youth and cultural research
10th Week Youth and subculture
11th Week Youth and professional life
12th Week Youth, politics and social participation
13th Week Youth and technology
14th Week General evaluation
Recommended or Required ReadingAbrams, L. S. ve Stornier, C. C. (2002). Sociocultural Variations in The Body Image Perceptions of Urban Adolescent Females. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 3, 443-450.

Crawford, L. A. ve Novak, K. B. (2008). Parent-Child Relations and Peer Associations As Mediators of The Family Structure Substance Use Relationship. Journal of Family Issues, 29, 155-184.

Crosnoe, R. Ve Cavanagh, S. E. (2010). Families with Children and Adolescents A Review, Critique, And Future Agenda. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72 (3), 594-611.

De Casanova E. M. (2004). No Ugly Women Concepts of Race and Beauty among Adolescent Women in Ecuador, Gender and Society,18 (3), 287-308.

DeJong, W. (1980). The Stigma of Obesity The Consequences of Nave Assumptions Concerning the Causes of Physical Deviance. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 21 (1), 75-87.

Dwyer P. ve Wyn J. (2001). Youth, Education and Risk Facing the Future. London and New York Taylor ve Francis.

Edwards, L. M., ve Lopez, S. J. (2006). Perceived Family Support, Acculturation, and Life Satisfaction in Mexican American Youth A Mixed-Methods Exploration. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 53, 279-287.

Falci, C. (2006). Family Structure, Closeness to Residential and Nonresidential Parents, and Psychological Distress in Early and Middle Adolescence. The Sociological Quaterly, 47, 123-146.

Featherstone, M. (2001). The Body in Consumer Culture In Featherstone M. ve Hepworth M. Turner Brayn S. (Eds.), The Body Social Process and Cultural Theory (170-197). London, Thousand Oaks, New Delhi SAGE Publications Ltd.

Giddens, A. (2005). The Global Revolution in Family and Personal Life. Skolnick A. S. ve Skolnick J. H. (Ed.), Family in Transition (25-31), USA Pearson.

Hadjar, B. D. ve Boehnke, K. (2008), The Socialization of Hierarchic Self-Interest Value Socialization in The Family. Young, 16 (3), 279301.

Holmbeck, G. N., Paikoff, R. L., ve Brooks-Gunn, J. (1995). Parenting Adolescents. Bornstein, M. H. (ed.), Handbook of Parenting (Vol. 1), (ss. 91 118), Mahwah, New Jersey London Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.

Louis, V. V. ve Zhao, S., (2002), Effects Of Family Structure, Family Ses, and Adulthood Experiences On Life Satisfaction. Journal of Family Issues, 23 (8), 986-1005.

Man P. (1991). The Influence of Peers and Parents on Youth Life Satisfaction in Hong Kong, Social Indicators Research, 24 (4), 347-365.

Otto, L. B. (1986). Family Influences on Youth s Occupational Aspirations and Achievements, G. K. Leigh ve G. W. Peterson (Ed.). Adolescents in Families (s. 226-255). Cincinnati, OH South-Western.

Saguy, A. C. ve Gruys, K. (2010). Morality and Health News Media Constructions of Overweight And Eating Disorders. Social Problems, 57 (2), 231-250.

Sebald, H. (1968). Adolescence a Sociological Analysis. New York Appleton- Century- Crofts.

Tonon G. (2002). Young People s Quality of Life and Construction of Citizenship, Springer, Netherlands.

Walton, E. ve Takeuchi, D. T. (2010). Family Structure, Family Processes, and Well-Being Among Asian Americans Considering Gender and Nativity. Journal of Family Issues, 31 (3), 301-332.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation
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 3 3
Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0
Individual or group work 14 16 224
Preparation for Final exam 1 14 14
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10
Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0
Final exam 1 3 3
Homework 1 10 10
Total Work Load306
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.2
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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