| Course Type | Compulsory Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | 2 |
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| Semester | Third Term (Fall) |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Discuss the emergence of social institutions, their interactions, and their transformations in the historical process.
- Analyze the dynamics of social institutions at the local and global level.
- Analyze various social institutions such as family, health, education, politics, religion, economics, leisure and media on the axis of theoretical perspectives.
- Analyze the relations between culture, social actors and institutions
- Illustrate employment opportunities with the fields of sociology.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | No |
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| Course Description | In this course, which is an introduction to the field of Sociology of Institutions, social institutions, the social interaction of institutions with each other, the relationship between culture and institution are discussed. The most prominent features of various institutions are given and the structural-functional characteristics of each are explained. In this course, which also deals with the basic approaches in the field of sociology of institutions, culture, value, norm, social role, community, action, function, etc. concepts are also discussed. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to the course |
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2nd Week |
Core approaches in the sociology of institutions (Structural Functionalism, Conflict Theory, Symbolic Interactionism) |
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3rd Week |
The concepts of value, norm, social role, community |
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4th Week |
The process of institutionalization |
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5th Week |
Economy |
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6th Week |
Family |
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7th Week |
Education |
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8th Week |
Mid-term exam |
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9th Week |
Religion |
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10th Week |
Politics |
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11th Week |
Media |
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12th Week |
Health |
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13th Week |
Sport |
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14th Week |
Communication |
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15th Week |
Leisure |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Macionis, J. J. Sociology. New Jersey: Pearson, 2012
Openstax, Introduction to Sociology 2e. Texas: Rice University Press, 2017.
Giddens, A. Sociology. Cambridge: Polity Pres. 5th Edition, 2006
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| 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 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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