| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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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;
- Learn the different uses of the concept of sport.
- Learn the historical development and sociological theories of the concept of sport.
- Discuss the effect of sports on the formation of different social concepts such as socialization, identity formation?etc.
- Examine the cultural, political and economic transformations of sport on a global and local scale.
- Learn the methods of scientific research related to sport 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 | Sport is viewed by some scholars as socially constructed and therefore a product of society. Sport Sport is a game. But, not only a game. is life. People knows about themselves through the sport. Sport is so interconnected with social life that it creates lots of controversies such as stratification, ethnicity, globalization...etc.
This has prompted considerable international attention from researchers from a wide array of disciplines and subdisciplines. This course examines sport from a sociological perspective. Gender, race, and social class will be the primary topics from which to understand sport as a social institution. This course is organized around lectures, film, class discussion and small group research projects. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
1st Week Introduction to the course: What is Sociology of Sport |
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2nd Week |
2nd Week Socialization and sport |
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3rd Week |
3rd Week Sport, formations of identity and startification |
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4th Week |
4th Week Historical development of sport |
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5th Week |
5th Week Gender and sport |
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6th Week |
6th Week The economics of sport |
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7th Week |
7th Week Media and sport |
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8th Week |
8th Week Mid-term |
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9th Week |
9th Week Violence and holiganism |
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10th Week |
10thWeek Racisim in sport |
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11th Week |
11thWeek Is Football just a game? Politics and football. |
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12th Week |
12thWeek Globalization and Sport |
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13th Week |
13thWeek Sport in Turkey: Discussions |
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14th Week |
14thWeek Presentations |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Dever, A. (2015). Spor Sosyolojisi. Siyasal Kitapevi: İstanbul.
İnal, R. (2008). Küreselleşme ve Spor. Evrensel Basım Yayın,İstanbul.
Coakley JJ. (2017). Sport in Society: Issues and Controversies.McGrawHill Pub: London. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
- Presentation
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Assignment |
1 |
30 |
| Total(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| 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 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
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| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
15 |
3 |
45 |
| Total Work Load | 151 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5.03 |
| 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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