Information Package

SBMO128

SOCIOLOGY

Course Code
SBMO128
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelAssociate Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Knows the structure, functioning, change and social laws of society.
  2. Understands the rules and principles regarding the structure and functioning of social relations and interactions.
  3. Associates the problems of the individual with the society and the problems of the society with the individuals.
  4. Understands social problems; conscious of the economic and cultural development of society contributes in a way.
  5. Interprets the society by knowing the society in relation to the past, a conscious.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThis course examines the structure and change of society and the functioning of social institutions from a scientific perspective. Within the scope of the course, fundamental sociological concepts such as social class, family, religion, education, and modernization are covered. The primary objective is to provide students with the competence to analyze the link between individual experiences and social structures.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Course Introduction, General Introduction to the Course, Knowledge, Science, Scientific Knowledge, Characteristics of Scientific Knowledge, What kind of science is sociology? When did it emerge? Isn't this date too late for the emergence of a science so closely related to humanity?
2nd Week Characteristics of Classical and Contemporary Sociology, Sociological Perspective and ways to acquire this perspective
3rd Week Definition of Sociology and the concepts included in this definition (Social Relationship, Social Structure, Social Institution, Culture)
4th Week The subject of sociology and its connections with history, geography, psychology, social anthropology, economics, medicine, law, etc. Relationship with other sciences
5th Week Sub-branches of Sociology (Family Sociology, Educational Sociology, Legal Sociology, Literary Sociology, Economic Sociology, Sociology of Religion, Political Sociology, Village-Town-City Sociology, etc.)
6th Week Research Method in Sociology (Methodology), Content-Structure of Methodology, Method, Technique, Theory, Assumption, Hypothesis
7th Week Pioneers of Sociology (Durkheim, Comte, K. Marx, E. D.) and their views on education
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week Parts of Social Structure, Social Relations and Their Characteristics, Social Status, Social Role and other related concepts, Social Groups, Their Characteristics, Types and Functions, Socialization Process and groups as a tool of socialization
10th Week Social processes (socialization, social stratification, social mobility, social change, etc.) and education
11th Week Social Stratification, Types of Social Stratification (Closed and Semi-Closed Stratification, Open Class Stratification) and Social Mobility, Horizontal and Vertical Social Mobility and the importance of education in vertical mobility
12th Week Social change and related concepts, Evolution, Progress, Development, (Economic Growth, Middle Class Formation, Revolution, Culture Gap, Buffer Institutions and Mechanisms, Social Integration, Social Disintegration and its Causes, Anomie
13th Week Factors Affecting Social Change (Physical Environment, Technology, Culture, Demographic Factors), Types of Social Change (Free Social Change, Social Changes Through Intervention)
14th Week Culture and education
Recommended or Required ReadingApple, M. W. (2012). Can education change society? In Can Education Change Society?.New York: Routledge Publication
Şimsek, H. (2015). Yeni Toplumculuk ve Yeni Toplumcu Eğitim [New Collectivisim and New Collectivist Education]. Ankara: İmge Kitapevi.
Bernbaum, G. (1977). Knowledge and Ideology in the Sociology of Education. London: Macmillan.
Burrell, G., ve Morgan, G. (2017). Sociological paradigms and organisational analysis: Elements of the sociology of corporate life. New York: Routledge Publication
Tezcan, M. (2005). Sosyolojik kuramlarda eğitim. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Discussion
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 8 2 16
Preparation for Final exam 1 35 35
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 25 25
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework
Total Work Load120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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