SOCIO-CULTURAL STRUCTURE AND CHANGE

SOCI216

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Fourth Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Define the ways that sociological theorists have conceptualized social structures and processes of social change.
Explain the social structure and change using the different theories reviewed
Apply the appropriate explanations to historical and contemporary social structure and change.
Define how social structures have shaped your life and the lives of others you know, as well as how those structures might change (and whether they should).
Display familiarity with sociological insights about social structure and change your understanding of important contemporary issues, such as inequality, identity, and conflict.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course reviews classical and contemporary theories of social change?why and how organizations and societies change over time.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	Social and Cultural Structure
3^rd Week	What is social change? Main concepts
4^th Week	Modernity and Capitalism
5^th Week	Theories of Social Change
6^th Week	Theories of Social Change
7^th Week	Theories of Social change
8^th Week	MIDTERM
9^th Week	Social Change and Globalisation
10^th Week	Social Change and Globalisation
11^th Week	Development and Women
12^th Week	Development and Women
13^th Week	Social Change in Turkey
14^th Week	Social Change in Turkey
15^th Week	Public Holiday
16^th Week	General Overview

Recommended or Required Reading

*Hans Haferkamp and Neil J. Smelser. Social Change and Modernity.
*Philip McMichael. Development and Social Change.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Other	1	10
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	4	4
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	4	56
Preparation for Final exam	1	28	28
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	14	14
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	6	6
Homework	0	0	0
Total Work Load			150
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)