SOCIOLOG OF YOUTH

SOCI332

Course Code: SOCI332
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Çiğdem Sema Sırma

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Comprehend the approaches to youth from a sociological point of view.
Gain knowledge about theoretical debates about youth
Comprehend the ability to conduct research on youth-related issues.
Gain perspective on the problems faced by young people.
Comprehend cross-cultural disability research through readings in a foreign language.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

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 and social participation topics. At the end of the class; students may expect to gain sociological perspective towards youth period, to have knowledge about the related theoretical studies, to obtain proper skills which will enable them to perform sociological researches about sociology of youth.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the course
2^nd Week	Definition of youth and discussions on the definition of youth
3^rd Week	Sociological theories of youth
4^th Week	Youth and social media
5^th Week	Youth and family
6^th Week	Youth and intergenerational relations
7^th Week	Youth sexuality, health and body
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	Youth culture
10^th Week	Youth subculture
11^th Week	Youth and unemployment
12^th Week	Youth and addiction
13^th Week	Student presentations
14^th Week	Student presentations
15^th Week	Watching movie
16^th Week
17^th Week
18^th Week
19^th Week
20^th Week
21^st Week
22^nd Week

Recommended or Required Reading

Beşirli, H., Gençlik Sosyolojisi, Siyasal Kitabevi, 2013.
Burcu, E., Gençlik Teorilerinin Sınıflandırılmasına İlişkin Bir Çalışma, Sosyoloji Araştırmaları Dergisi, cilt:1, sayı:1-2, ss:105-136, 1998.
Burcu, E., Taş L. ve Sırma Ç.S. (2014), İstatistiki Bölge Birimleri Sınıflamasına (ÇBBS Düzey 1) Bağlı Olarak Türkiye?de Gençlerin Sosyo-Demografik Profili, Gençlik Araştırmaları Dergisi, yıl:2, cilt 2, sayı 3, ss:56-77
Sırma, Ç. S. (2018), Gençlerde Zayıflama Davranışının Aile Yaşam Memnuniyeti Açısından İncelenmesi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi,
Sırma, Ç. S. (2018), Zayıflığın Sosyo-Kültürel İnşası Bağlamında Gençlerde Zayıf Bedene Sahip Olmanın Anlamı, Gençlik Araştırmaları Dergisi, 6 (14), ss:149-161
Yentürk, N. vd., Türkiye?de Gençlik çalışması ve Politikaları, İstanbul Bilgi üniversitesi Yayınları, 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Project

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Assignment	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	3	3
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	7	98
Preparation for Final exam	1	10	10
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	3	3
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	1	15	15
Total Work Load			174
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.8
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1
K2	X	X
K3	X	X
K4			X
K5			X
K6				X	X
K7				X
K8
K9					X
K10
K11
K12